Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 301 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) thanking each speaker (c) noting each idea (d) repeating the idea back
2. 2.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
3. 3.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) not interrupting (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
8. 8.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) everything at once (b) who, what and when (c) nothing about time (d) only “do it”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) laughing at ideas (c) deciding before asking (d) checking the phone
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) not listening (b) listening
14. 14.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) laughing at ideas (b) cutting people off (c) ignoring quiet members (d) noting each idea
15. 15.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) not listening (b) listening
16. 16.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (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.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) checking the phone (d) deciding before asking
21. 21.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) ignoring quiet members (c) thanking each speaker (d) cutting people off
22. 22.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) check they understood (b) repeat it angrily (c) give ten more (d) walk away
24. 24.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
25. 25.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
26. 26.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the phone (b) cutting people off (c) only hearing friends (d) asking for every idea
28. 28.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the phone (b) only hearing friends (c) repeating the idea back (d) ignoring quiet members
31. 31.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) laughing at ideas (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) noting each idea
33. 33.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) not listening (b) listening
35. 35.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
37. 37.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) listening (b) not listening
39. 39.🔢 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
40. 40.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) listening (b) not listening

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