Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 210 · 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.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
2. 2.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) everything at once (c) who, what and when (d) only “do it”
3. 3.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find better ideas (b) to waste time (c) to find faults (d) to look busy
4. 4.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) repeat it angrily (b) walk away (c) give ten more (d) check they understood
5. 5.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) only hearing friends (c) asking for every idea (d) thanking each speaker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) laughing at ideas (c) noting each idea (d) deciding before asking
7. 7.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) noting each idea (c) laughing at ideas (d) repeating the idea back
8. 8.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) ignoring quiet members (c) cutting people off (d) not interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) asking for every idea (c) ignoring quiet members (d) letting quiet ones speak
11. 11.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) not listening (b) listening
13. 13.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) not interrupting (c) cutting people off (d) thanking each speaker
16. 16.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
18. 18.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) laughing at ideas (c) noting each idea (d) ignoring quiet members
20. 20.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
21. 21.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) not listening (b) listening
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) checking the phone (c) ignoring quiet members (d) deciding before asking
24. 24.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
25. 25.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
26. 26.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
27. 27.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
29. 29.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) listening (b) not listening
30. 30.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
36. 36.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) not listening (b) listening
37. 37.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True

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