Evaluate Wellness Vendors
HR and benefit managers are beginning to think critically about wellness programs. For instance, I posted this blog awhile back, "5 Questions That Will Make Your Wellness Vendors Think They're Having a Bad Nightmare... A Workplace-Wellness Critique." I am sure that post created mass hysteria within wellness vendor offices everywhere. And all this time you thought Taylor Swift had the biggest social media following! Another blog of mine, "Wellness Programs of the Future Will NOT Include These 3 Common Practices," reflects my optimism that vendors will change their business models and not offer: 1. Extrinsic incentives (positive or negative) 2. Biometric screenings 3. Health Risk Appraisals I think it's important to know when a duck is a duck. Regardless what wellness vendors say, if they still offer the above three components in their wellness program offerings, they're using a very outdated scientific model. See, "How to Build a Thriving Culture