If there is but one constant in the business of filmmaking, it is that, at some point, you are bound to run into idiots who quite simply do not get it. And to compound the frustration, these idiots are almost always the ones possessing the power to sign off on the completion of a job.
I run the risk of coming off as esoteric in saying this, but, really; if you aren’t the creative sort, please leave the decisions regarding creative matters to someone who gets it. Even if he or she is one of your subordinates.