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Leadership Skills Worksheet: Clear Instructions

Leadership lesson 10: Listening to the team and giving clear instructions · Set 845 · 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.📢 A clear instruction says… (a) only “do it” (b) nothing about time (c) who, what and when (d) everything at once
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding before asking (b) not interrupting (c) thanking each speaker (d) letting quiet ones speak
  3. 3.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Make it look nice, I guess.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) deciding before asking (c) cutting people off (d) only hearing friends
  5. 5.🙋 A quiet member has not spoken in the meeting. What is best? (a) speak for her (b) invite her to share (c) tell her to leave (d) ignore her
  6. 6.True or false: “only hearing friends” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👂 Does this leader listen or not: checking the phone? (a) listening (b) not listening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting people off (b) deciding before asking (c) checking the phone (d) noting each idea
  10. 10.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Someone sort out the chairs.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  11. 11.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Bring things for the project.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  12. 12.🔢 You have five steps to explain. How should you give them? (a) in any order (b) one step at a time (c) all in one breath (d) only the last step
  13. 13.True or false: “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👂 Does this leader listen or not: asking for every idea? (a) not listening (b) listening
  15. 15.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) asking for every idea (b) noting each idea (c) cutting people off (d) thanking each speaker
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) checking the phone (c) noting each idea (d) asking for every idea
  17. 17.True or false: “Make it look nice, I guess.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows a leader who does not listen? (a) repeating the idea back (b) ignoring quiet members (c) noting each idea (d) letting quiet ones speak
  19. 19.👂 Does this leader listen or not: letting quiet ones speak? (a) not listening (b) listening
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the idea back (b) thanking each speaker (c) asking for every idea (d) cutting people off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting quiet ones speak (b) thanking each speaker (c) asking for every idea (d) laughing at ideas
  22. 22.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Each group, bring two charts on Monday.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  24. 24.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Just get it done somehow.” (a) a clear instruction (b) a vague instruction
  25. 25.True or false: “not interrupting” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “laughing at ideas” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “cutting people off” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👂 Does this leader listen or not: only hearing friends? (a) not listening (b) listening
  29. 29.👂 Does this leader listen or not: deciding before asking? (a) listening (b) not listening
  30. 30.True or false: “checking the phone” shows a leader who listens. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Collect the forms and give them to Ma’am by lunch.” is a clear instruction. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Fix the board thing soon.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👂 Does this leader listen or not: cutting people off? (a) not listening (b) listening
  35. 35.📢 Clear or vague instruction? “Fix the board thing soon.” (a) a vague instruction (b) a clear instruction
  36. 36.True or false: “Just get it done somehow.” is a clear instruction. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “letting quiet ones speak” shows a leader who does not listen. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “thanking each speaker” shows a leader who listens. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Diya, write the names of the six players on the board.” is a vague instruction. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Line up in pairs by the gate at 8:45.” is a vague instruction. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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