From
the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with
promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of
the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics
is The Four-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert
J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take
charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy.
This 24-word test
for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became
the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with
dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to
this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four-Way Test
has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published
in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:
"Of the things
we think, say or do:
Is
it the TRUTH?
Is
it FAIR to all concerned?
Will
it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will
it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
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Rotary, visit the Rotary
International website!
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