According to Aristotle, integrity can be defined as “the special quality that men acquire by consistently acting in a particular way”. It is the meaning of honesty and righteousness towards our moral and ethical principles. We discussed at length how compromising integrity can damage our reputation, how people decide to act against integrity for their personal benefit, and ultimately cause irreparable damage among their followers . So, is it really worth compromising integrity for a big payday? Is losing your reputation worth it? Throughout the essay, numerous examples of compromised integrity will be discussed focusing on the Aristotelian view of leadership. The philosopher's Seven Virtues will ultimately allow us to understand and draw a conclusion in the face of such doubts. The Lance Armstrong doping scandal is an example that truly illustrates the negative consequences of challenging integrity. The lawsuit against the former American cyclist was originally brought by a former teammate. The ethical question of using U.S. Postal Service money to unfairly associate it with a sophisticated doping program is what took this former athlete from hero status to zero. Denial and disagreements between him and his people arose until he finally decided to confess his immoral actions. Despite these confessions, he was stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles and was banned for life by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. To make matters worse, the vision of his “Livestrong” foundation has been irreversibly destroyed. He compromised his integrity by preaching views contrary to his actions and as a result, people lost trust and respect in him. He ignored justice and prudence in matters of financial aspirations, which ultimately led not only to losing everything ... middle of paper ... and "shame". Being able to develop these values ​​will build a character strong enough to control your temper in difficult and circumstantial situations, and more importantly, it will guide you on the right path between choosing what is best and what is right. thing to do. Let's be clear: no book will tell us the optimal way to lead, the best way to organize our subordinates. However, we must realize that successful leaders all have something in common, that their actions speak louder than their words and that these actions are all guided by integrity. The emerging leader should ultimately be able to build a character dependent on integrity. The character must be built by the core values ​​that we stand for, by the context of our vision, and what is most important, we must always keep in mind that "nothing is worse than losing confidence, because that will mark our reputation ».”.