Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 149 · 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: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) not listening (b) listening
4. 4.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) listening (b) not listening
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) repeating the idea back (c) cutting people off (d) letting quiet ones speak
6. 6.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
7. 7.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) thanking each speaker (b) ignoring quiet members (c) asking for every idea (d) noting each idea
8. 8.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) repeat it angrily (b) give ten more (c) check they understood (d) walk away
10. 10.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) deciding before asking (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) laughing at ideas
12. 12.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) noting each idea (c) laughing at ideas (d) thanking each speaker
14. 14.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) all in one breath (c) in any order (d) one step at a time
15. 15.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) repeating the idea back (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) only hearing friends
17. 17.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) ignore her (b) tell her to leave (c) invite her to share (d) speak for her
18. 18.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) not listening (b) listening
19. 19.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) everything at once (b) who, what and when (c) only “do it” (d) nothing about time
21. 21.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) laughing at ideas (b) asking for every idea (c) cutting people off (d) only hearing friends
24. 24.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) asking for every idea (b) only hearing friends (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) not interrupting
26. 26.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) listening (b) not listening
27. 27.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) deciding before asking (b) noting each idea (c) thanking each speaker (d) not interrupting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) laughing at ideas (c) ignoring quiet members (d) cutting people off
29. 29.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
30. 30.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the phone (b) not interrupting (c) noting each idea (d) asking for every idea
33. 33.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) laughing at ideas (c) asking for every idea (d) ignoring quiet members
35. 35.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
36. 36.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to waste time (b) to look busy (c) to find faults (d) to find better ideas
37. 37.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) ignoring quiet members (c) laughing at ideas (d) thanking each speaker
39. 39.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) listening (b) not listening

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