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Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 576 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. not listening
  3. True
  4. a clear instruction
  5. who, what and when
  6. a vague instruction
  7. one step at a time
  8. asking for every idea
  9. False
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. a clear instruction
  14. cutting people off
  15. True
  16. not listening
  17. False
  18. to find better ideas
  19. a clear instruction
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a vague instruction
  23. a clear instruction
  24. True
  25. True
  26. listening
  27. True
  28. True
  29. not listening
  30. True
  31. checking the phone
  32. not listening
  33. False
  34. a vague instruction
  35. invite her to share
  36. asking for every idea
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. listening

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