How to Give Clear Instructions as a Leader (And Set Your Team Up for Success)

Sarah Cordiner|18 June 2025

Ever feel like your team just isn’t getting it — no matter how many times you explain?
It’s probably not them. It’s your instructions.

👉 Reflect today: Are you assuming your team can read your mind, or are you giving them crystal clear direction?

Here’s the single best leadership advice I’ve ever received:

1️⃣ Write Instructions Like a 10-Year-Old Needs to Follow Them
This isn’t about intelligence. It’s about clarity.
🧠 Step-by-step.
📋 No assumptions.
✅ So specific that nobody can mess it up.

2️⃣ Most Performance Issues? They’re Instruction Issues
If your team isn’t delivering…
💡 Check your training.
💡 Check your SOPs.
💡 Check if you’ve actually shown them how you want it done.

3️⃣ Stop Assuming. Start Articulating.
The moment you assume someone “should know better,” you’ve already set them up to fail.
Clarity isn’t optional. It’s leadership.

4️⃣ Your Job Is to Set People Up to Win
Great leaders create systems and instructions so success becomes the only outcome.
✨ That’s how you scale.
✨ That’s how you keep your sanity.
✨ That’s how your team thrives.

🎯 If they’re guessing, they’re stressing. Give them the playbook — not puzzles.

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