Being Concise~

Being Concise: Giving clear directions in few words

Scenario:

Your wonderful history teacher just assigned a HUGE history project on Ancient Rome. There are five people are your group and they ALL elect you to be the "leader" of the group. Your job is to give instructions as to what people have to be doing. Since your group is not getting enough done during class time, everyone votes on meeting after school. The planned two-hour meetings become five. Soon, every day that you meet with your group, you are late for dinner and up until midnight finishing homework. This is happening because has the "leader" of the group, you have to explain to each and every person what they have to be working on for the project. If they have a doubt, they come straight to you. You are fine with explaining and helping, but you spend 20 minutes with EACH person endeavoring to explain thoroughly enough. The 20 minutes start adding up, and sure enough the planned two-hour meetings become five. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

"Answer":

A good leader would not have to be in this situation due to the fact that they have acquired the skill to be crisp and clear in their directions. This means explaining directions in few words, but also making sure that the other person is clear with the instructions.