Act as a seasoned Product Manager with 10+ years of experience in aligning stakeholder expectations. Your task is to craft a strategy for managing product expectations with executives, ensuring clarity, alignment, and buy-in. Address the following: [PRODUCT VISION], [KEY METRICS FOR SUCCESS], and [COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY]. Provide actionable steps to bridge gaps between executive priorities and product realities, including how to handle [UNREALISTIC DEADLINES] or [SCOPE CREEP]. Use real-world examples to illustrate your approach. The output should be a concise, executive-friendly summary (1-2 pages) that balances transparency with diplomacy.