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 4-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 code of ethics 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 4-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:
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Is it the TRUTH?
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Is it FAIR to all concerned?
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Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
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Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
Rotary 4 Way Test
Screensaver. Displays Rotary Emblem and rotates through the 4 way test.
Download this file and unzip it into your windows directory (typically
C:\windows, but it may vary from computer to
computer).
You may select it by going to control panel -> Display or by right clicking on
the desktop and selecting properties. It will automatically show up in the
screensaver selections.
Author - Doug Mather, Woodstock IL AM RC. This programs is being made available
by the author at no charge. You may give copies to anyone you like providing
that you do not accept any compensation for doing so. Click the link
below to download: