I spent many a lecture in graduate school waiting for the sages to utter pearls of wisdom. It happened twice, and both times the statements were profoundly simple. Marv Weisbord spoke these words a long time ago and I remember the essence but not the exactness of what he said. I’ve added my own experience to the mix as well. (Hope it’s okay with you Marv.)
The consultant sees and names what’s missing, such that the clients find it for themselves.
The feminine way of perceiving, thinking, making meaning, and being in the world has long been missing from the halls of power. Feminine is relational, nurturing, concerned with building community, empathic, intuitive, and expands to incorporate vs. conquer the other (think pregnancy). Feminine has her shadow and masculine has one of his own. Each helps to keep the shadow of the other in check. We call it balance, the yin and yang,
I advocate passionately, cajole, humor, argue, push, and do whatever is needed to give the feminine perspective a seat, preferably three seats, at tables where important issues are considered and decided. 
In her book, Women Lead the Way, Linda Tarr-Whelan argues that when the table is comprised of 30% women the conversations change. I have seen this happen. And Jane Perdue, who was part of a fem-trio at the senior leadership table in the cable and communications industry, says three became a powerful game changer.
Why do I advocate for the feminine view – a perspective that is also within and can be presented by men? Because it’s what’s missing, and it’s been missing for several hundred years. If the masculine was missing, I’d advocate for that.
Either one alone is only half of what humanity is and can be. Together we are more than twice as much.
Gratitude to my dear colleague Marion Chapsal for insisting on interviewing me as part of our work on a top secret project. By doing so she inspired this post. She also provided the top image. Merci mon soeur. Co-labor-ate. It’s what we do.