Len Zwelling

Knowing When To Walk Away By Leonard Zwelling          My professional career is filled with errors. Many people say they have no regrets about decisions they have made in their lives. Not me. I have regretted lots of things I have done and said. Early on, I simply said what I was thinking. This is […]

To Understand MD Anderson’s Latest Controversy, Understand Watergate By Leonard Zwelling          For people under 40, Watergate is history. For those who are older, it is far more. This week marks the 40th anniversary of that episode’s denouement—the resignation of President Richard Nixon.          Formally, Watergate per se refers to the break-in on June 17,

Tenure, Equity and Dan By Leonard Zwelling      Once again this morning, August 2, we were greeted by another unflattering headline about MD Anderson. This has become a recurrent event since the arrival of Dr. DePinho 3 years ago. This article by Todd Ackerman is all about the push back on the part of the

300,000 By Leonard Zwelling          When I started blogging, I did so in response to the closing of the Faculty Voice website by the administration. It seemed that anonymous posts were not going to be allowed and that put a real damper on things. Dr. Hollemen and I were the only ones willing to sign

Not Getting It By Leonard Zwelling          Currently, I am being bombarded with emails and links to web sites about the crisis in Israel and Gaza. Apparently anti-Semetic traffic is up on the internet. And an article in today’s NY Times discusses how the rest of the Arab world beyond the Palestinians are rooting for

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/McRaven-commander-in-Bin-Laden-raid-to-be-UT-5655509.php Let’s Hope McRaven=McNevermore By Leonard Zwelling          Now we know.          When the UT Chancellor’s job is open, be aware of who gives the commencement address. http://www.chron.com/default/article/New-UT-leadership-5655261.php          The Chronicle’s headline today announced the naming of the only finalist (is getting a top job at UT like having the World Series with only one

That Buzz You Hear Is Protons By Leonard Zwelling          Lots of MD Anderson’s faculty live in Bellaire as I do. We all get the local magazine called the Bellaire Buzz. In August, the Buzz had a paid advertisement from MD Anderson’s proton center with these statements: “When facing cancer, a fraction of a millimeter

To Understand, Work Backwards By Leonard Zwelling          The latest 12-hour ceasefire has been broken as rockets flew into Israel from Gaza yet again on July 26. This morning, Sunday, July 27, Israel is considering reinstating a 24-hour halt to the fighting that Hamas has just accepted.          Many neighborhoods in Gaza are decimated. Many

Make or Buy? By Leonard Zwelling          This was a common question that we faced as business school students in our classes on strategic planning and entrepreneurship. When a company needs a certain skill or functionality, should that be created as a permanent part of the company or bought as piece work? It could be

First: How about a video from KTRK in Houston on which I appear commenting about our pending trip to Israel: http://abc13.com/news/us-pushes-for-truce-as-gaza-battle-rages/214187/ Second: I have heard from Dr. Marc Lippman of the Lippman Rules who denies having authored Rule #4 and claims it is I who made that one up. Of course, I remember it differently,