When I've discussed this with successful people who work in big companies of various sorts (tech companies, consulting companies, etc.), men who would be considered tall by normal standards, 6' or 6'1", tell me that they're frequently the shortest man in the room during important meetings. 6'1" is just below the median height of a baseball player. There's something a bit odd about height seeming more correlated to success as a consultant or a programmer than in baseball, where height directly conveys an advantage.One possible explanation would be due to a
halo effect, where positive associations about tall or authoritative seeming people contribute to their success.