Part 2. Discovering Your Beliefs and Practices and Clarifying Why

• Identify your beliefs and how these beliefs impact your ethical behavior.
  • Identify what the most important five beliefs you have are.
• Clarify your belief and practices in terms of acting ethically.
  • Present an argument why you chose these ethical principles.
  • What makes these important to you and in your future business dealings.
  • Identify what your core values are that guide the way you work and make decisions.
  • What challenges you face or anticipate facing in living these beliefs.

The statement should articulate what you strive to be as a business professional, including:

• What influences your actions and interactions with others and your organization;
• Demonstrate how you would put these guiding ideals into practice; and
• How this statement will serve as a guidepost for decision making