If you've done research on this you've likely heard it all before. I like this essay because it's useful to refer to from time to time and it's broad enough that you can use it to educate others on how to get your metrics aligned with and supportive of the intent behind your goals.
I think it important to emphasize something that Fowler touches on when discussing explicitly linking metrics to goals. He states:
A shift towards a more appropriate use of metrics means management cannot come up with measures in isolation. They must no longer delude themselves into thinking they know the best method for monitoring progress and stop enforcing a measure that may or may not be the most relevant to the goal. Instead management is responsible for ensuring the end goal is always kept in sight, working with the people with the most knowledge of the system to come up with measures that make the most sense to monitor for progress.Management is responsible for ensuring that the focus remains on the end goal and for working with the people who are best positioned to develop meaning measures of progress.
Absolutely. That means you need to engage.