Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 344 · 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: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
3. 3.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
4. 4.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) deciding before asking (b) cutting people off (c) only hearing friends (d) repeating the idea back
5. 5.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) walk away (b) check they understood (c) repeat it angrily (d) give ten more
6. 6.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening
11. 11.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) only hearing friends (d) deciding before asking
13. 13.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) noting each idea (c) cutting people off (d) checking the phone
14. 14.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) deciding before asking (c) cutting people off (d) thanking each speaker
15. 15.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
17. 17.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to waste time (b) to find faults (c) to look busy (d) to find better ideas
18. 18.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) only “do it” (c) who, what and when (d) everything at once
19. 19.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
21. 21.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) asking for every idea (c) laughing at ideas (d) checking the phone
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) deciding before asking (c) thanking each speaker (d) ignoring quiet members
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not interrupting (b) thanking each speaker (c) only hearing friends (d) repeating the idea back
24. 24.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
25. 25.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) repeating the idea back (c) not interrupting (d) ignoring quiet members
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
30. 30.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) in any order (b) all in one breath (c) one step at a time (d) only the last step
32. 32.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) noting each idea (b) checking the phone (c) repeating the idea back (d) not interrupting
36. 36.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) speak for her (b) tell her to leave (c) ignore her (d) invite her to share
37. 37.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) not listening (b) listening
38. 38.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) listening (b) not listening
39. 39.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) listening (b) not listening

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