Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 453 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
3. 3.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) laughing at ideas (b) checking the phone (c) asking for every idea (d) deciding before asking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) asking for every idea (c) thanking each speaker (d) laughing at ideas
6. 6.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
8. 8.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) checking the phone (c) deciding before asking (d) cutting people off
9. 9.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
10. 10.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) listening (b) not listening
11. 11.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) deciding before asking (c) cutting people off (d) repeating the idea back
12. 12.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) only “do it” (c) everything at once (d) who, what and when
13. 13.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) not listening (b) listening
14. 14.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) walk away (b) give ten more (c) repeat it angrily (d) check they understood
15. 15.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
16. 16.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) listening (b) not listening
19. 19.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) one step at a time (c) all in one breath (d) in any order
20. 20.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) listening (b) not listening
21. 21.True or false: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
24. 24.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) asking for every idea (c) repeating the idea back (d) deciding before asking
25. 25.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
28. 28.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) not interrupting (c) thanking each speaker (d) checking the phone
30. 30.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) deciding before asking (b) checking the phone (c) thanking each speaker (d) only hearing friends
31. 31.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) not interrupting (b) cutting people off (c) noting each idea (d) repeating the idea back
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) ignore her (b) speak for her (c) invite her to share (d) tell her to leave
35. 35.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) listening (b) not listening
36. 36.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) asking for every idea (c) not interrupting (d) cutting people off
38. 38.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True

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