Evaluate Lance Armstrong's behavior towards doping during the Tour de France from the perspective of the "Six Pillars of Character." How might Armstrong have handled the matter better?
What will be an ideal response?
Lance Armstrong's doping during the Tour de France shows loyalty only to himself. By doping, he showed a lack of trustworthiness, honesty, integrity, respect, and fairness to his competitors who played by the rules. He used and abused the system and duped the public into thinking he had honestly accomplished something he had cheated at for many years. His situation stands as an example of how quickly one's reputation for trust can be shattered.
An interesting article that explores how Armstrong's actions motivated others to act just as wrongly appears in a Harvard Business School posting at: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/lessons-from-the-lance-armstrong-cheating-scandal.
When Armstrong chose to break the rules of professional cycling by taking illegal substances, he did more than put his own career in jeopardy—he betrayed millions of people who believed in him, and risked the reputations and careers of teammates in order to win personal glory.
"Once he decides to cheat, it is not just about him, he needs to create this whole infrastructure around him with this incredible organization to facilitate it," says Professor of Management Practice Clayton S. Rose, who sees in Armstrong's story an ideal vessel for teaching lessons about business ethics and leadership.
As much as Armstrong's story says about his own decision to betray his responsibilities, Rose sees more of a lesson in the decisions made by his followers—fellow riders, medical staff, and training staff—to go along with Armstrong's deceptions. "How do you start to go down that slippery slope?" Rose asks. "What can you do to stop yourself—and at what cost?"
Despite its emphasis on individual heroes, cycling is very much a team sport, one where the team supports the leader and works for his success. Riders help shield their leader from other cyclists in tight packs, draft in front of him to reduce wind resistance during climbs, and chase down rivals who break from the group.
So when Armstrong decided to dope, he required other riders to dope as well to match his escalating performance level, and the rest of the support team to facilitate the doping and manage the cover-up to achieve victory.
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