Ethical behavior requires accountability from all levels of the organization and needs to be audited and enforced on a daily basis. Unethical decisions and actions can have a detrimental effect on an organization and it is up to each individual to ensure ethics is at the cornerstone of every business decision.The first step in living an ethical life is to reflect on our own source of ethics. Most people do not have an explicit ethical code, but rather act ethically (or unethically) based on ideas they've internalized and on what they've seen other people do. To figure out where we get your ethics, think about what ideas and actions (by others) have influenced us and our view of ethics. Ask ourself questions about where we received the  idea about what is "right" and what is "wrong.