Len Zwelling

When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary: How To Get MD Anderson and the United States Back On Top By Choosing Life By Leonard Zwelling          Good is not always easy to recognize. Great, usually is. See, I will show you. Frank Sinatra, Beethoven, Woody Allen, Willie Mays, Johnny Unitas, Michael Jordan, Bill Cosby. Ooops! Well, it […]

Is God Among the Final Four? By Leonard Zwelling          On the morning of Sunday (how appropriate), March 29, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana was George Stephanopoulos’ guest on ABC’s This Week. He was being questioned about the new law he had signed that promoted religious freedom in Indiana. What Mr. Stephanopoulos wanted to know

Recent MD Anderson History: Is Blame Another Word For Cause? By Leonard Zwelling          It is probably no surprise that in the winter of my years (okay, maybe late autumn), I should be interested in history. I always liked history in school, but ever since I spent the year (2008-2009) in Washington, where it pours

Sea of Blue, Puddle of Burnt Orange By Leonard Zwelling          NRG Reliant Park is no place to watch a basketball game. Yet, on Friday evening, March 27, there I was with my son Andrew doing exactly that along with 21,000 of my closest friends. Why?          In a word—DUKE.          The nation I joined

The Heuristic Value of Good and Bad Crisis Management By Leonard Zwelling          Yesterday, March 26 will go down as a day of learning, particularly self-learning. It will have heuristic value.          In a stunning development, French prosecutors have notified the world that the crash of the Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf was no

Animal Farm or Animal House? By Leonard Zwelling          I have two types of friends from MD Anderson.          One group, let me call them the Animal Farm group, are appalled by the transition that has occurred at Anderson particularly over the last three plus years. They view the current leadership as a cross between

Taking Back the TMC By Leonard Zwelling (Dedicated to my new friend of vast experience, wisdom, and knowledge)          It has become increasingly clear that many people in positions of great responsibility in the Texas Medical Center have forgotten what the TMC is all about. In a word, it’s about patients!           The TMC, academic

EXTRA: Ted Cruz and Ron DePinho Are Leaders With Equal Qualifications for Their Jobs Or Ones They Seek By Leonard Zwelling          I would like to remind everyone who may have forgotten what happens when you elect a freshman Senator to be President. It works out poorly. Why?          Mr. Obama never took the time

The Chancellor Gave You the Means. Do You Have the Motivation? By Leonard Zwelling          From both the story in the Houston Chronicle on the morning of March 20 and the one in the Cancer Letter later that day, it is apparent that someone did not turn off his or her cell phone during the

The Collateral Damage of Naïve Leadership and Delusional World Views By Leonard Zwelling “So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, and who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity. This cycle of