Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 519 · 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: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to waste time (b) to find faults (c) to find better ideas (d) to look busy
6. 6.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) ignoring quiet members (d) thanking each speaker
8. 8.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) listening (b) not listening
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) deciding before asking (c) laughing at ideas (d) ignoring quiet members
10. 10.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) cutting people off (b) ignoring quiet members (c) deciding before asking (d) thanking each speaker
11. 11.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) nothing about time (b) who, what and when (c) only “do it” (d) everything at once
12. 12.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) not listening (b) listening
13. 13.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) thanking each speaker (c) asking for every idea (d) not interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) cutting people off (c) ignoring quiet members (d) deciding before asking
18. 18.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) listening (b) not listening
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) laughing at ideas (c) checking the phone (d) not interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
24. 24.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) ignoring quiet members (c) checking the phone (d) thanking each speaker
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) checking the phone (c) laughing at ideas (d) repeating the idea back
32. 32.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
33. 33.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
34. 34.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) asking for every idea (c) noting each idea (d) only hearing friends
36. 36.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) checking the phone (b) cutting people off (c) only hearing friends (d) not interrupting
37. 37.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) all in one breath (c) in any order (d) one step at a time
38. 38.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
39. 39.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) laughing at ideas (b) thanking each speaker (c) not interrupting (d) letting quiet ones speak
40. 40.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction

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