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Metrics Must Follow Strategy

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Description

When shifting team priorities or strategic direction, the communication alone will not drive behavior change. Engineers may acknowledge the new direction but continue existing behavior patterns without clear, explicit metrics holding them accountable.

Typical Approach

Pair any strategic priority shift with explicit new metrics. Be forceful about establishing what the new metrics are and make it clear that you expect the team to be driven towards them.

Trigger Conditions

Keywords:
priority shiftstrategic directionteam prioritiesautomationbehavior changenew initiative
Constraints: team-level change, requires sustained effort

Created: January 12, 2026

Pattern ID: 859da9f4-a653-4772-ab3b-9eeaf476d462