We often revisit the question of "how much should executives push back against the preferences of board members?"
Quick take:
(1) Board members are hired to protect shareholders.
(2) Executives are hired to protect board members.
(3) If you are an executive, and you see a board member potentially injuring their future self, then raise it as a concern.
... if you can't see far ahead enough to know a board member's situation, then you're not able to work effectively to do the job of protecting board members.
Quick take 2:
(4) Once you're at the C-suite (and often before that) you may want to view your roles with your bosses as, "you are our business partner", rather than "you are our instructor".
