Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

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

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