Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 815 · 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: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) in any order (b) one step at a time (c) only the last step (d) all in one breath
3. 3.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) deciding before asking (b) laughing at ideas (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each speaker (b) repeating the idea back (c) laughing at ideas (d) asking for every idea
5. 5.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) ignoring quiet members (b) checking the phone (c) asking for every idea (d) laughing at ideas
6. 6.Which of these shows a leader who listens? (a) only hearing friends (b) deciding before asking (c) thanking each speaker (d) laughing at ideas
7. 7.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
8. 8.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) only hearing friends (c) not interrupting (d) noting each idea
9. 9.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) deciding before asking (b) noting each idea (c) repeating the idea back (d) thanking each speaker
10. 10.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) cutting people off (c) noting each idea (d) checking the phone
12. 12.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Do the stuff for the event.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
13. 13.True or false: “asking for every idea” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) everything at once (b) nothing about time (c) who, what and when (d) only “do it”
15. 15.👂 Does this leader listen or not: thanking each speaker? (a) not listening (b) listening
16. 16.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) not interrupting (b) repeating the idea back (c) ignoring quiet members (d) letting quiet ones speak
17. 17.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) noting each idea (b) letting quiet ones speak (c) not interrupting (d) cutting people off
18. 18.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the idea back” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Kabir, take the red box to Room 12.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
22. 22.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only hearing friends (b) checking the phone (c) letting quiet ones speak (d) cutting people off
24. 24.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👂 Why should a leader listen to the team? (a) to find better ideas (b) to waste time (c) to find faults (d) to look busy
26. 26.True or false: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Please put the chairs in four rows by 9:30.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) asking for every idea (c) thanking each speaker (d) repeating the idea back
29. 29.✅ After giving instructions, what should a leader do? (a) check they understood (b) give ten more (c) walk away (d) repeat it angrily
30. 30.True or false: “Someone sort out the chairs.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) invite her to share (b) ignore her (c) tell her to leave (d) speak for her
33. 33.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for every idea (b) deciding before asking (c) thanking each speaker (d) not interrupting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting each idea (b) checking the phone (c) thanking each speaker (d) asking for every idea
36. 36.👂 Does this leader listen or not: laughing at ideas? (a) listening (b) not listening
37. 37.True or false: “deciding before asking” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) listening (b) not listening
39. 39.True or false: “Do the stuff for the event.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False

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