Strategic Plan Update 2012RI Institutes

Vocational Service - EthicsPresented by Pat Brainerd

R.I. Goals RE: Ethics

• Aspire to high ethical standards in personal life and occupation

• Exemplify the ideals of Rotary within the workplace

• Promote and advance Rotary’s high ethical standards – the Four-Way Test

Origin of the Four-Way Test

• Herbert J. Taylor

• 1932 Chicago – Club Aluminum Company bankrupt

• 100 Words, 7-Way Test, 4-Way Test

• Input of department heads

• Becomes part of corporate culture

• Business turned around

Ethical Growth of a Person

• Progression– Instinct– Authority from without– Authority from within

Kohlberg–Moral Development

• Preconventional Morality – (Self Centered)

• Behavior motivated by anticipation of pain or pleasure

• Stage 1 – Punishment – obedience or deference to power (spanking)

• Stage 2 – Reward – (lollipop) or you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours

• Who Counts – Me, Me, Me

Kohlberg–Moral Development

• Conventional Morality (Group Centered)

• Acceptance of rules and standards of one’s group

• Stage 3 – Good Boy/Nice Girl – Conformity – meet the expectations of group

• Who Counts – US but not Them

Kohlberg–Moral Development

• Conventional Morality (Group Centered)

• Stage 4 – Law and Order – Rules – respect for rules, laws, and properly constituted authority

• Who Counts – I, We, Them – the Common Good

Kohlberg–Moral Development

• Postconventional Morality (Truth Centered)

• Stage 5 – Social Contract – Conviction – logical application of universal, abstract moral principles

• Stage 6 – Universal Ethical Principles – Love – acts out of universal ethical principles based on the equality and worth of all human beings

• Who Counts – I and You and You – World Community

What is the Role of Rotarians?

• “Rotary offers a possibility for solving ethical problems. Well-trained, well-engaged in social life, and with strong consciences, Rotarians must try to address these issues through Rotary’s vocational and community service programs.” R.I. Director Lars Fredricksson

• “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi