Steve Garland, Head Coach, Wrestling, University of Virginia

Successful coaches are skilled leaders. Steve Garland, head coach of UVA’s wrestling team, is a master motivator, recruiter, coach, and leader. 

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Garland discusses four areas of leadership—goal setting, change, opportunity, and empathy—and how these are demonstrated in specific coaching examples he shares. Listen to learn about “big, hairy, audacious goals,” replacing grumbling with gratitude, and the importance of always remembering your “why.” 

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Steve Garland is the head coach of UVA’s wrestling team and a former cavalier all-American himself. In his 15 years as Coach, Garland led the Cavaliers to 14 All-America honors and 19 ACC individual titles while qualifying 90 athletes to the NCAA Championships, among them 2 NCAA finalists with both taking 2nd.

Leadership Lessons from Coach Garland

On this UVA Speaks podcast, learn about the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest and the importance of prompt intervention to increase the chances of survival from these emergency conditions. Dr. Taison Bell, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and International Health and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UVA Health, explains the importance of learning CPR, the bystander algorithm, and the use of defibrillators to restart the heart. Dr. Bell also highlights the disparities in rates of CPR delivery in black and brown communities and the need to increase awareness and education in these communities.

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Taison Bell, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and International Health and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UVA Health and Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit and the UVA Summer Medical Leadership Program. Dr. Bell’s interests include improving inpatient healthcare delivery through quality improvement initiatives and increasing workforce diversity. He is involved in quality improvement efforts on the national level and sits on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Committee, developing healthcare payment reform initiatives.

Heart Attacks and Cardiac Arrests: Immediate Intervention Saves Lives

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Leadership Lessons from Coach Garland

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