Sub GenerateWeeklyTasks()
    Dim Tasks() As String, nbrTasks As Integer, i As Integer, j As Integer, _
        rngPeople As Range, nbrPeople As Integer, nbrDateRanges As Integer, _
        rngDateRange As Range, nbrIterations As Integer, t As Integer, z As Integer
    i = 1 'initialize the x coordinate of the Cells function to start in cell B2
    j = 1 'initialize the y coordinate of the Cells function to start in cell B2
    t = 1  'Initialize the index for the Tasks array
    z = 1 'initialize the counter variable for the total number of iterations
    
    'count the number of people to assign tasks to
    Set rngPeople = Worksheets(1).Range("A2", Range("A2").End(xlDown))
    nbrPeople = rngPeople.Count
    nbrTasks = WorksheetFunction.CountA(Worksheets(2).Columns(1))
    
    'count the number of date ranges
    Set rngDateRange = Worksheets(1).Range("B1", Range("B1").End(xlToRight))
    nbrDateRanges = rngDateRange.Count
    nbrIterations = nbrDateRanges * nbrPeople
    
    'Resize the array
    ReDim Tasks(nbrTasks)
    
   'Populate the array
    For t = 1 To nbrTasks
        Tasks(t) = Worksheets(2).Cells(i, j).Value
        Debug.Print Tasks(t)
        i = i + 1
    Next t
    
    'populate the worksheet
    For z = 1 To nbrIterations
        ' Code goes here
    Next z
    
End Sub