But many of them are legitimate, and they are an important reminder to boards that they must serve the company’s entire ecosystem – investors, employees, customers, and community alike. Indeed, these open meetings are a reminder that board members must ask the hard questions all year round, rather than simply rubber-stamping management proposals or going along to get along.
提出的质疑和做出的陈述有时可能会啰嗦跑题。但其中也有很多不仅合法，还提醒董事会必须服务于包括投资者、员工、客户和社会各界在内的完整的企业生态体系。事实上，上述开放式会议提醒董事会成员必须时刻牢记困难的问题，而不是象征性地批准管理建议，或者为创造融洽气氛而随声附和。