Chris Woolston

Chris Woolston is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in science, health, and travel. He has been his own boss since the late 1990s. He has no complaints.

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 12:02
Low Marks for Performance ReviewsHere’s why the ritual, dreaded by managers and the managed alike, falls short, and what might work better
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 12:01
Companies spend millions of dollars and burn countless hours conducting performance reviews and devising checklists to assess their employees, and business scholars have studied the issue with great urgency and intensity. The results so far? By all…
Bad Bosses: Dealing With Abusive SupervisorsSome managers rely on berating and bullying employees. Researchers have learned one thing: It doesn’t work.
Wed, 05/08/2019 - 12:02
More than a decade has passed, but Mary Mawritz can still hear metal-tipped tassels flapping against leather loafers—the signature sound of her boss roaming the halls of his real estate company. “Whenever I heard that jingling, I would get sick to…