Stupidity: My Favorite Subject By Leonard Zwelling I know I have to stop writing about stupidity. But, as Woody Allen said about death in Annie Hall, it’s a very important subject. After my 29 years at Anderson plus that memorable year in DC, I really thought I had seen stupidity on display at […]
CTRL-ALT-DEL By Leonard Zwelling My experience with IS Help lines, whether 4-INFO or some others, is that when I call in with a problem, the first suggestion given is to either shut off the computer and restart it or do a reboot; CTRL-ALT-DEL. This has become a metaphor for a solution to a situation
50-November 22, 2013-Remembering Below is the prologue to the book I am currently writing with my co-author Marianne Ehrlich. The book is about the similarities between the forces causing the crisis of leadership in government in Washington, DC and the identical causes of the crisis of leading and governing MD Anderson. The book, tentatively titled
Why We Are Here By Leonard Zwelling The reasons I went to work at Legacy are many, but this illustrates one. My son Richard sent me this. As upsetting as it is on a personal level, it is just as upsetting on a political one. It is most unfortunate that non-profits have to
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The Risk of Insularity to Mattering By Leonard Zwelling Most people want to matter. They want to be heard. They want to participate in causes in which they believe and contribute to those causes. They want to make a difference to others and with others. They want to be a significant part of the
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Truth and Consequences By Leonard Zwelling The effect, result or outcome from something that occurred earlier. That’s my dictionary’s definition of consequence. Blog readers know that the book I am writing about my experiences in Washington and at MD Anderson has four major themes: 1. Moral relativism as a rationale for bad behavior
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How to Lead By Leonard Zwelling I always thought politicians were older than I. Presidents always were and senators surely were. Most governors, too. But a funny thing happened on the way to Medicare, I am older than most of the politicians now. I have seen more than many. Heard way too much.
Politics Is a Feeling By Leonard Zwelling As I have done several times before, I stole this title from one of my inspirations. Peggy Noonan was a speechwriter for President Reagan and is the unofficial keeper of the flame that he represented—conservative thinking with a smile. She continues his legacy every Saturday in the
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It’s a Marathon By Leonard Zwelling I hate the cold, but I love my son so I found myself on Sunday November 3, 2013 standing in 40 degree weather with a stiff wind chill, first in Brooklyn at mile 8, then at the foot of the 59th Street Bridge on the east side of
Providers By Leonard Zwelling My father was a provider. No, he was not a physician. He sold plastic. But he provided for my mother, my sister and me. Eventually my mother returned to teaching school once my sister stopped coming home for lunch from third grade. My mother then joined my father as one
