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Four Way Test |
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One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary Four Way Test.
It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The Four Way Test 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. Herb Taylor became president of Rotary International in 1954-55. The Four Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways.
Rotarians encourage everyone to apply the following test to all that they say and do. 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? |
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