We have successfully automated eighty percent of our inventory management seat using custom AI tools, which has freed up massive capacity for the current seat holder. How do we redefine their capacity (C) and evaluate them for taking on an additional operational seat?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When AI tools automate the majority of a seat's repetitive tasks, the human owner's capacity changes dramatically, but their conative alignment remains critical. Capacity (C) in GWC is not just about physical hours in the day. It is about emotional, mental, and physical bandwidth.

Before assigning an additional seat to this team member, you must evaluate if the roles of the new seat align with their natural method of operating. If their inventory seat was highly analytical, requiring a high Fact Finder and Follow Thru score, and the new seat is highly creative or risk-heavy, they may suffer from severe conative strain despite having the free time.

To prevent this, use the Kolbe index to evaluate their profile against the requirements of both seats. If the profiles align, you can combine the responsibilities into a newly defined, multi-role seat on your Accountability Chart, rather than having them sit in two distinct, unrelated seats.

Update the roles on the Accountability Chart to reflect their new focus on managing the AI systems rather than doing the manual data entry. Their primary roles should now include system auditing, error resolution, and vendor relations.

By adjusting the Accountability Chart to show this higher-value focus, you demonstrate to potential buyers that your operations are highly automated, scalable, and run by a lean, intellectually engaged team.