Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 136 · 40 questions

Leader's tip (Who, what, when): Listening: asking for every idea, letting quiet ones speak, noting each idea, not interrupting. Not listening: cutting people off, only hearing friends, deciding before asking. A clear instruction says who, what and when: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” A vague one: “Do the stuff for the event.” Give steps one at a time, in order, then ask someone to say the task back.

1. 1.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to waste time (b) to find faults (c) to look busy (d) to find better ideas
3. 3.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) tell her to leave (b) ignore her (c) speak for her (d) invite her to share
5. 5.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) one step at a time (b) only the last step (c) all in one breath (d) in any order
6. 6.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) asking for every idea (b) repeating the idea back (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
7. 7.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) ignoring quiet members (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
8. 8.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) asking for every idea (c) deciding before asking (d) ignoring quiet members
9. 9.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) listening (b) not listening
10. 10.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) cutting people off (b) asking for every idea (c) not interrupting (d) letting quiet ones speak
11. 11.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
14. 14.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
15. 15.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) thanking each speaker (b) only hearing friends (c) deciding before asking (d) cutting people off
19. 19.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) not listening (b) listening
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the phone (b) not interrupting (c) cutting people off (d) only hearing friends
22. 22.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) walk away (b) check they understood (c) repeat it angrily (d) give ten more
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) laughing at ideas (b) cutting people off (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) only hearing friends
24. 24.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
25. 25.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) ignoring quiet members (c) cutting people off (d) checking the phone
27. 27.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
32. 32.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) noting each idea (c) cutting people off (d) asking for every idea
34. 34.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) only hearing friends (b) asking for every idea (c) not interrupting (d) thanking each speaker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) asking for every idea (c) only hearing friends (d) noting each idea
36. 36.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) listening (b) not listening
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) laughing at ideas (b) asking for every idea (c) deciding before asking (d) ignoring quiet members
39. 39.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) not listening (b) listening
40. 40.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False

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