Vision, persistence, integrity, and respect for everyone in the workplace--these are all qualities of successful leaders. But Jeffrey J. Fox, the founder of a marketing consulting company, also gives these tips: never write a nasty memo, skip all office parties, and overpay your people. These are a few of his key ways to climb the corporate ladder.messages that are meant to be revisited in your rise to the top.But don't think for a moment that this is a cynical book. Rather, it is one of hard-headed idealism that will empower you to develop the qualities that are required of leaders: vision, persistence, integrity and respect for superiors, subordinates, peers, and self.Anyone looking to climb the corporate ladder will be grateful for Fox's direct, pithy advice-the essentials to follow if you want to reach the top.