Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 800 · 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.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
2. 2.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) walk away (b) repeat it angrily (c) check they understood (d) give ten more
3. 3.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
4. 4.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) checking the phone (b) thanking each speaker (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) repeating the idea back
5. 5.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) listening (b) not listening
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) only hearing friends (c) noting each idea (d) cutting people off
8. 8.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) repeating the idea back (c) thanking each speaker (d) only hearing friends
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) ignoring quiet members (c) cutting people off (d) letting quiet ones speak
10. 10.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) who, what and when (b) only “do it” (c) nothing about time (d) everything at once
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) noting each idea (d) repeating the idea back
12. 12.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
13. 13.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) cutting people off (c) ignoring quiet members (d) thanking each speaker
15. 15.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) thanking each speaker (d) ignoring quiet members
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) thanking each speaker (c) not interrupting (d) deciding before asking
18. 18.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
19. 19.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) checking the phone (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) laughing at ideas (d) cutting people off
20. 20.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
23. 23.True or false: “Bring things for the project.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
26. 26.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
27. 27.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👂 Does this leader listen or not: ignoring quiet members? (a) listening (b) not listening
29. 29.True or false: “noting each idea” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring quiet members” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find faults (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to find better ideas
32. 32.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) cutting people off (b) repeating the idea back (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) asking for every idea
33. 33.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
34. 34.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) noting each idea (b) ignoring quiet members (c) checking the phone (d) deciding before asking
36. 36.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) tell her to leave (b) invite her to share (c) ignore her (d) speak for her
37. 37.🔢 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
38. 38.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
40. 40.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False

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