Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 254 · 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.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) checking the phone (b) cutting people off (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) deciding before asking
2. 2.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) deciding before asking (d) thanking each speaker
4. 4.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
5. 5.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not interrupting (b) asking for every idea (c) repeating the idea back (d) checking the phone
7. 7.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) give ten more (b) check they understood (c) repeat it angrily (d) walk away
8. 8.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) listening (b) not listening
9. 9.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
10. 10.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
13. 13.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) not interrupting (b) checking the phone (c) repeating the idea back (d) noting each idea
14. 14.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find better ideas (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to find faults
15. 15.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
17. 17.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) all in one breath (b) in any order (c) one step at a time (d) only the last step
18. 18.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
19. 19.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) only “do it” (c) everything at once (d) who, what and when
20. 20.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) not listening (b) listening
21. 21.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) listening (b) not listening
22. 22.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) noting each idea (c) asking for every idea (d) repeating the idea back
23. 23.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) not interrupting (b) repeating the idea back (c) deciding before asking (d) noting each idea
24. 24.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) deciding before asking (c) repeating the idea back (d) ignoring quiet members
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not interrupting (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) cutting people off (d) asking for every idea
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) only hearing friends (c) checking the phone (d) letting quiet ones speak
29. 29.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) asking for every idea (b) only hearing friends (c) repeating the idea back (d) thanking each speaker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) not interrupting (c) repeating the idea back (d) ignoring quiet members
31. 31.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) asking for every idea (b) thanking each speaker (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) cutting people off
32. 32.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
34. 34.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
35. 35.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) speak for her (b) tell her to leave (c) invite her to share (d) ignore her
37. 37.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True

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