Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 29 · 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: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) not listening (b) listening
3. 3.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
5. 5.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) asking for every idea (b) cutting people off (c) checking the phone (d) laughing at ideas
6. 6.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) cutting people off (d) asking for every idea
7. 7.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) noting each idea (c) repeating the idea back (d) only hearing friends
12. 12.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) asking for every idea (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) deciding before asking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the phone (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) asking for every idea (d) not interrupting
15. 15.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) deciding before asking (c) ignoring quiet members (d) letting quiet ones speak
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) checking the phone (c) only hearing friends (d) thanking each speaker
18. 18.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) only hearing friends (b) repeating the idea back (c) asking for every idea (d) noting each idea
20. 20.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
23. 23.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) not interrupting (b) repeating the idea back (c) noting each idea (d) ignoring quiet members
24. 24.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) laughing at ideas (d) checking the phone
29. 29.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) invite her to share (b) ignore her (c) speak for her (d) tell her to leave
30. 30.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
31. 31.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
33. 33.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) not listening (b) listening
34. 34.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) ignoring quiet members (c) not interrupting (d) only hearing friends
36. 36.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) listening (b) not listening
37. 37.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) in any order (b) only the last step (c) one step at a time (d) all in one breath
38. 38.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) walk away (b) check they understood (c) repeat it angrily (d) give ten more
40. 40.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) not listening (b) listening

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