Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 540 · 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: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👂 Does this leader listen or not: not interrupting? (a) not listening (b) listening
3. 3.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) laughing at ideas (c) only hearing friends (d) deciding before asking
5. 5.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) laughing at ideas (b) ignoring quiet members (c) cutting people off (d) repeating the idea back
6. 6.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
7. 7.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
8. 8.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) not listening (b) listening
9. 9.👂 Does this leader listen or not: repeating the idea back? (a) listening (b) not listening
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not interrupting (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) asking for every idea (d) laughing at ideas
11. 11.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) cutting people off (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) noting each idea (d) asking for every idea
15. 15.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
16. 16.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) listening (b) not listening
17. 17.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
20. 20.👂 Does this leader listen or not: noting each idea? (a) listening (b) not listening
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) cutting people off (c) noting each idea (d) ignoring quiet members
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) laughing at ideas (b) checking the phone (c) deciding before asking (d) repeating the idea back
23. 23.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
24. 24.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to look busy (b) to waste time (c) to find faults (d) to find better ideas
27. 27.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) deciding before asking (c) thanking each speaker (d) not interrupting
28. 28.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
29. 29.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) only the last step (b) one step at a time (c) in any order (d) all in one breath
30. 30.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
31. 31.🙋 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
32. 32.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) only “do it” (b) everything at once (c) who, what and when (d) nothing about time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) cutting people off (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) checking the phone
35. 35.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) not listening (b) listening
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) ignoring quiet members (c) asking for every idea (d) thanking each speaker
37. 37.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) give ten more (b) repeat it angrily (c) walk away (d) check they understood
38. 38.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) not listening (b) listening
39. 39.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True

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