The Chief of Staff Corner

The Chief of Staff AI Doesn’t Know How to Replace

The Chief of Staff Corner Kara Fox 1 min read

A model could run the visible half of my job by Friday afternoon. That is not the half I am paid for.

The calendar, the board-pack summary, the agenda drafted before anyone thought to ask. That work automates first because it was always the easiest to describe. It is also the part everyone points at when they ask whether the Chief of Staff role survives the next wave of these tools.

The actual job happens in the ninety seconds before a difficult meeting, when someone has to decide whether to name the tension in the room or let it sit a little longer. No model has ever been in a room. And no model walks back into the building on Monday morning to own a decision that failed.

Read the full essay on Substack → The Chief of Staff AI Doesn’t Know How to Replace

Subscribe to get every new Fox Factor essay straight to your inbox.

Keep reading

You Might Also Like

Professional woman reading a printed document at a clean desk in a warmly lit office, conveying calm focus and considered judgement.
CoS Playbooks

What You Don’t Say Is Also a Decision

She knew the hire was failing three weeks early, and said nothing. She was waiting for certainty. On the filter…

Otto, a glossy white humanoid robot, proudly presents an enormous bound report to a skeptical colleague in a bright modern office.
The Chief of Staff Corner

Workslop Is a Trust Problem

AI workslop has a cost nobody budgets for: the colleague who receives it trusts you less. A three-question check to…

A human executive reviews a printed briefing pack beside Otto, a friendly white humanoid robot, in a glass-walled meeting room. Otto has arranged notes and options with precise care while the executive circles one messy real-world complication.
The Chief of Staff Corner

I Use AI Every Day. Here Is Exactly How.

I use AI every single day. I do not use it to think for me. I use it to clear…