Taking responsibility — Leadership skills for students

Leader's tip

Own it, fix it — “say what you did, then say how you will put it right”

1. Responsible: owning up to a mistake, doing your class duty, returning borrowed books, reporting a broken bench, checking your own work.
2. Irresponsible: blaming a teammate, saying “not my job”, hiding a broken item, leaving the mess behind, waiting to be told.
3. A responsible reply owns the problem and says how it will be fixed: “I forgot the chart. I will bring it tomorrow before class.”

Use it for: Class duties, homework, group projects, borrowed things, sports kit and chores at home.

Worked example: 🙋 Responsible or irresponsible: owning up to a mistake? → responsible

✏️ Practice

Work it out in your head or on paper, then tap your answer — or type it and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

🏁 Lesson 1 test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

🏅 Sign in with Google to earn the 🙋 Responsibility Taker badge when you pass — and a certificate when you finish all 8 lessons of Part 1 · Leading yourself. You can still take the test without signing in.

🖨️ Leadership Skills Worksheet: Taking Responsibility

• Worksheet set 1 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 2 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 3 (PDF)