What you need to climb the career ladder? A deep voice and high-pitched colleagues – New research

It would appear that the key to climbing the career ladder doesn’t include what – or who – you know.

The essential ingredient for a man to become a successful boss lies in a deep voice.

Research by Duke University in North Carolina has discovered that men with lower voices make more money, run larger companies, and stay in their jobs longer.

It's the voice that counts: Those with deeper voices had a distinct advantage over their high-pitched peersForget the fancy watch or suit – it’s the voice that counts: Those with deeper voices had a distinct advantage over their high-pitched peers

DEEPER VOICES ARE SEEN AS MORE ATTRACTIVE AND BETTER LEADERS

A previous study from Duke University found that voters preferred candidates with deeper voices.

Earlier this year, a study from University College London also found that men with deeper voices are most attractive.

Whereas, the most attractive women have ‘high-pitched, breathy voices’.

The research, lead by Dr Yi Xu, carried out several experiments where both men and women listened to recordings of the opposite speaking a sentence to test vocal attractiveness.

Deep voices are a sign of masculinity, which increased their sex appeal with women.

Men preferred women to have higher voices because it suggested they were submissive and petite.

Specialists studied 792 male chief executives of American companies and found a distinct correlation between wages and the pitch of voices.

Those with deeper voices had a distinct advantage over their high-pitched peers, as they were found to earn more.

The median CEO of the study was a 56-year-old with a 125.5 Hz vocal frequency and earned £2.4 million ($3.7 million) for leading a £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) company, The Times reported.

Executives with voices on the deeper end of the scale earned, on average, £121,000 ($187,000) more in pay and ran operations with £286 million ($440 million) more in assets.

Researchers claim that lower pitched voices are linked to dominant behaviour, because deep voices are related to high testosterone levels, The Times reported.

The study was conducted by Fuqua professors Bill Mayew and Mohan Venkatachalam, along with Christopher Parsons from the University of California at San Diego.

Mayhew said: ‘About a year ago, colleagues in the biology department looked at how voice pitch affects leadership qualities.’

‘The thought was that this might transfer to leadership positions, but no one had ever investigated it in the real world…this led to the genesis of our project.’

‘These findings suggest that the effects of a deep voice are salient even for the upper echelons of management in Corporate America,’ Venkatachalam said.

Executives with voices on the deeper end of the scale earned, on average, $187,000 more in pay than high-pitched peersExecutives with voices on the deeper end of the scale earned, on average, £121,000 ($187,000) more in pay than high-pitched peers

‘It wasn’t clear to us going in that voice pitch would convey any meaningful information about a CEO given the extent to which boards of directors screen CEOs as part of the hiring and compensation decisions.’

However, Mayhew adds that other factors still play a part and how much a deep voice affects a man’s success is still unknown: ‘While a deep voice appears to correlate with various measures of labor market success, we still have little understanding of the precise mechanism by which a deep voice adds value.’

Mayhew added: ”Our results advance a relatively new area of research known as biological economics by documenting that a trait known to indicate success in biological competition is also associated with success in the competition for top corporate employment.’

And it’s not just the boardroom that appreciates low, dulcet tones.

Men with deeper voices, such as Hollywood actor George Clooney, are seen more attractive than men with higher-pitched tonesMen with deeper voices, such as Hollywood actor George Clooney, are seen more attractive than men with higher-pitched tones, according to research from University College London. Deeper voices are a sign of masculinity, said the researchers

Scientists have found different vocal traits are instinctively associated with body size, attractiveness and friendliness.

They discovered the most desirable male voice for British women is deep, rumbling and breathy, indicating the ideal blend of masculinity, strength, with a hint of tenderness.

While for women wanting to attract a British man, their delivery should be high-pitched and breathy, which signals to the male psyche they are petite and, controversially, open and submissive.

‘For women, it is a bit of a sexist prototype.

‘The research suggests that subconsciously, men are more attracted to a female voice that indicates friendliness and submission,’ said lead researcher Dr Yi Xu, a reader in speech sciences at UCL.

‘Men prefer a voice which projects a small body size, which is higher pitched and breathy.

‘Marilyn Monroe is a good example.’

The voice is unique not because it is influenced by the shape and size of vocal cords, and the rest of a person’s body and the manner in which the speech sounds are formed.

Read more: Daily Mail

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