Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

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

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