Lance Armstrong Article

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Kazim Raza Syed – ME3 | General Management

Skills |HeadstrongLance Armstrong analyzed from Stress

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Stress & its managementStress can !e de"ned #syc$ologically as a reaction to a stim%l%s e'ternal or

internal( )$ic$ a*ects one+s #$ysical or mental e,%ili!ri%m- .$e e,%ili!ri%m

can !e imagined !et)een stress dri/ing forces and t$e resilience forces-0ri/ing forces are %s%ally termed as stressors )$ic$ tend to a*ect a

#erson+s #erformance mentally1 emotionally and socially- Ho)e/er1 stressors

do not al)ays #rod%ces negati/e e*ects- 2n t$e a!sence of t$em1 a #erson

may !e disinclined to act and gi/e t$eir !est #erformance-

Stressors can !e !roadly categorized as fo%r ty#es

• .ime stressors .$ese res%lt )$en )orking %nder strict deadlines and

target f%l"llments- 2n se/ere cases t$ey may lead to !%rn o%t leading

to com#lete loss of control !y an indi/id%al o/er $is actions-

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Enco%nter stressors .$ey arise in circ%mstances )$ere an indi/id%al$ad a conict of ideas or actions )it$ ot$ers in same )orking gro%#-

• Sit%ational stressors .$ey arise from t$e en/ironment a #erson li/es in

or from t$e circ%mstances1 for e'am#le )$en an indi/id%al %ndergoes

s%dden c$ange of e/ents in $is life s%c$ as deat$1 se#aration1 re4

location to a ne) #lace1 etc-

• Antici#atory stressors .$ese ty#e of stressor arise from t$e %n#leasant

e/ents )$ic$ an indi/id%al may antici#ate and fear a!o%t its

conse,%ences-

2ndi/id%als react di*erently to stressors1 $o)e/er t$ese reactions are

generally self4correcting )$en t$e stressor is of !rief d%ration- 5rolongede'#os%re to stressors leads to de/elo#ment of mitigating res#onses s%c$ as

#er one+s res#onse mec$anism- Ho)e/er1 t$e follo)ing strategies are

o!ser/ed to !e more e*ecti/e in co%ntering t$e a!o/e mentioned stressors

• .ime stressors E*ecti/e and E6cient .ime Management1 0elegating

• Enco%nter stressors 7olla!oration and .eam !%ilding1 8orking on

Emotional intelligence skills• Sit%ations designing t$e )ork and ada#ting to t$e en/ironment for

o#tim%m res%lts• Antici#atory Goal setting and ac$ie/ing smaller o!9ecti/e1 one at a

timeSome of t$ese strategies are a##lied !y common #eo#le in t$eir daily li/es to

co%nter stressors1 $o)e/er not e/eryone is a!le to im#lement and e'ec%te

t$ese strategies to ac$ie/ed t$e !est res%lts- 5er$a#s )e can learn a lot !y

st%dying #eo#les s%c$ as :elson Mandela1 Mot$er .erresa and ot$ers )$o

co%ld stand as an ideal e'am#le in t$is "eld-

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-S Anti4do#ing Agency >SA0A( r%ns do#ingin/estigations against $im and acc%ses $im of %sing #ro$i!ited Eryt$ro#oeitin

E5nited States1 .o%r 0%5ont in ;@@ at t$e age of B3

years- He also )on stage ;C of .o%r de =rance1 considered t$e to%g$est #rofessional

race in cycling1 t$e same year-

E/eryt$ing in $is life )as )orking and #ieces )ere falling in t$eir #laces- He )as a!%dding cyclist and )as )inning consistently1 $o)e/er d%ring


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• Armstrong also e'#erienced anticipatory stressor1 )$en t$e media !egan

t$e s#ec%lation t$at t$e %#coming cyclist )o%ld $a/e lost $is career

com#letely d%e to cancer-

• .$e res#onse from Armstrong )as commenda!le not only from reco/ery !%t

also $o) $e dealt )it$ t$e sit%ation- Armstrong e'#erienced t$is e/ent not as

an %nfort%nate accident !%t rat$er as a life c$anging e/ent )$ic$ )o%ld

e/ent%ally increase $is mental strengt$- He took t$is reco/ery as a c$allenge

and )it$ered all t$e #ain of c$emot$era#y1 similar to $ot iron %ndergoing

,%enc$ing #rocess to reinforce its $ardness- .$e strategy ado#ted !y

Armstrong in t$is case )as redesigning $is #erce#tion to)ards cancer- He

)as a!le to modify to acti/ely modify t$e sit%ation as a c$allenge instead of

ot$er)ise- SA0A s%!mitted its claim to 2nternational 7ycling >nion 27>( )$ic$ )o%ld %#$old

>SA0A+s sanction1 t$ere!y stri##ing Armstrong of se/en .o%r de =rance titles and

im#osing a lifetime !an on cycling-

2n t$e an%ary of B;31 Armstrong confessed to %se of E5< in an inter/ie) )it$


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Time stressor- 5eo#le )anted $im to )in and once again #ro/e an

im#ossi!le feat- His reaction to t$is stressor )asn+t m%c$ con/incing-

Armstrong stood t$ird in t$e o/erall ranking-• .$e allegation from Landis a!o%t $is teammate Armstrong s%ggested t$at

e/en t$o%g$ $e did not )ant to take #art in t$e do#ing #rocess1 $e )as forced

against $is )ill- .$e relation !et)een $im and Armstrong )ere not friendly fors%re- 2t )as said t$at Landis )as %nder Encounter stressor, )$ere $e

co%ldn+t ad9%st )ell to t$e gro%# dynamics- Later $e confessed t$at $e )anted

to take re/enge against Armstrong-• Landis $imself )as %nder Situational stressor )$en $e )as tested #ositi/e

in B? and in $is reaction $e sna##ed com#letely- 2n t%rn $e )o%ld re/eal

information a!o%t >-S #ostal ser/ice team and attem#ted to sa/e $imself from

com#lete !lame !y !ringing ot$ers into t$e act1 )$ic$ )as infact tr%e-• Armstrong $ad lost $is s#onsors$i#1 $is fo%ndation Li/estrong $ad !een

a*tected and %ltimately $is family )as also %nder immense #ress%re from t$e

#%!lic- 2t can !e said t$at $e )as %nder Situational stressor, )$ere $is

image t%rned from $ero to $ated- His reaction )as to gi/e in to t$e stress1

confessing a!o%t $is )rong doing to e/eryone-

7oncl%sion .$e case of Lance Armstrong is %ni,%e from t$e #ers#ecti/e of a ne%tral indi/id%al1

)$ere $is life goes %nder ma9or crest and tro%g$- 8e get to learn a!o%t t$e )ays $e

$andled stress d%ring $is early life as )ell as later #art )$en $is image got tainted in

eyes of society- Armstrong did try to #artici#ate in a c$arity e/ent !efore .o%r de

=rance B;1 $o)e/er not many attended t$e e/ent-

2n my o#inion Armstrong )as an indi/id%al )it$ immense mental strengt$ from )$om

)e can learn to a##ly similar stress mitigating strategies in o%r daily li/es- %st not

from et$ical #ers#ecti/e t$o%g$-

References; 0a/id A- 8$etton1 Kim S- 7ameronJ 0e/elo#ing Management Skills1 Ct$ edition

B .imot$y Ra##J .imeline of Lance Armstrongs 7areer and E/ent%al 0o)nfall1 an

;Nt$ B;31 )))-!leac$erre#ort-com

3 .$e Ga%rdianJ Lance Armstrong acc%sed of do#ing !y former team4mate =loyd

Landis1 May Bt$ B;-

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