You could argue that every executive or leader’s goal are relatively the same: fewer surprises, more predictability, faster learning, and less wasted effort. But only a small percentage of product teams consistently deliver that level of performance. Which begs the question….
What’s the #1 trait of high-performing product teams?
IMO - I think it starts with shared accountability for outcomes, not outputs. Ex: Its not “Design’s Job” or “Engineering’s Job” there needs to be alignment from the gate to prevent chaos 
@bryan Woot! Based on what?
To me it’s what I would call being evidence based, whether that’s data-driven, data-informed, through anecdotal customer stories or just tangible business analytics. Determining a direction based on what we do know. Curiosity helps drive this discovery process, but I like confidence when deciding a direction. Confidence provided through evidence.
Totally see this POV. I do think sometimes this has the potential to stall teams… if they wait too long for a direction. But nonetheless, evidence is always a great place to start.
A metric backward approach. Similar to what @MoData mentioned.
Woot! @nikhil_mahen I think a lot of peeps would agree with you. This is definitely a strong starting place.
The only solution for chaos is alignment.
Flipping this, as Sam highlights makes sense. But the conditions for a company to do this are often not there…
If you get these right, hiring for values becomes easier. Most companies are hiring to hit a nail really well (even if it means you leave 60% of someone’s potential sitting).
Great insight. I know that the real world is often way more tricky than people make it seem to be, haha