Len Zwelling

The Devil’s Greatest Trick: A Sermon of Sorts for Sunday (It Was Sunday Where I Posted It) By Leonard Zwelling      “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled is convincing the world that he doesn’t exist.”      This is a quote from 1995’s The Usual Suspects, but actually has its origins in 1864 in The […]

Dave By Leonard Zwelling      Readers of the blog and those who have heard me speak know that there is no one higher on my list of people I admire than David Letterman.      Sure, I love the show, but I love the man even more.       Why?      First, as I have said many

Solving The Wrong Problem By Leonard Zwelling        My father only taught me two rules when it came to math. (He was an engineer and a first lieutenant in the US Army during WWII. Rules were important in our house.) 1.   Never divide by zero 2.   Before solving any problem, identify the real problem The

Why the Prom Mattered By Leonard Zwelling       Forgive an old man.       When I came to MD Anderson almost 30 years ago, there was a very special tradition that many of you have heard about but only a vanishing few have experienced.       Every year in the spring, the faculty gathered, usually at a

Crimea on the Bayou By Leonard Zwelling          Despite the American President’s reluctance to admit it, Crimea is now part of Russia and is likely to stay a part of Russia. After all, who is going to take it away? The Europeans? No chance. They need the Russian oil and gas to get through next

Pay Up By Leonard Zwelling       No fans are more engaged in the fate of their college athletic teams than those of us who graduated from Duke University. Every Duke graduate currently above ground lived through several years of basketball frenzy while on campus and the latest grads will even have a great football team

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Making It Up: What MH370 and Religion Can Teach Us About Leadership By Leonard Zwelling          I believe (please note choice of verb) that the evidence is incontrovertible that the need for religion is hard wired into the human psyche. As much as eating, breathing and sex, somewhere within our DNA we have a desire

Academic Bracketology By Leonard Zwelling          It’s March Madness time again. I assume this season has this name because the fans of over 60 teams will be mad by the end of the month because their favorite college basketball team is not among the Final Four. As a graduate of a university with many Final

Strategery (With apologies to Will Farrell) By Leonard Zwelling        I am now working in the second organization in which a strategic planning effort has been launched. Like most such efforts, it is likely that this one will probably generate less benefit than the gathered board and executives anticipated at the opening meetings to organize