Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

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

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