Flourishing organizations
do not happen by accident.
Suzy Harrington is a national strategic well-being advisor, speaker, and creator of the Harrington Well-Being Model. Suzy helps organizations move beyond fragmented wellness initiatives toward aligned, systems-level transformation.
THE PROBLEM
Most organizations are still approaching well-being in fragments.
Strong programs. Committed people. Meaningful intentions. But disconnected from leadership, strategy, systems, and culture. Across sectors, organizations recognize that well-being matters… yet many efforts remain siloed, reactive, and difficult to sustain.
Real organizational well-being cannot live inside a single department or initiative. It must be designed into the way organizations lead, communicate, operate, and grow.
THE PERSPECTIVE
For more than three decades, Suzy Harrington has worked across healthcare, higher education, executive leadership, and organizational systems, helping leaders create environments where people and organizations can thrive.
Her work helps organizations align purpose, people, priorities, pathways, and practices while strengthening communication, collaboration, and evaluation—the mechanisms that turn strategy into sustainable culture change and lasting impact.
Translating well-being from theory into operational strategy.
THE PHILOSOPHY
Evidence-informed.
Practical.
Human-centered.
Built for organizational change.
THE CONVERSATION
Rethinking how organizations approach well-being.
Through speaking, strategic advisory, and systems-level leadership conversations, Suzy Harrington helps organizations move beyond fragmented wellness efforts toward more aligned, sustainable, and human-centered ways of working.
THE APPROACH
Strategic support for organizations ready to think differently.
SPEAKING
Keynotes and presentations designed to challenge traditional well-being conversations while helping leaders rethink culture, systems, and organizational alignment.
ADVISORY
Strategic consulting and advisory support designed to help organizations align leadership, systems, culture, and communication around sustainable well-being.
SYSTEMS COLLABORATION
Interactive leadership sessions and facilitated workshops designed to create clarity, shared language, and practical pathways for organizational transformation.
THE IMPACT
Trusted voice. Practical perspective. Systems-level thinking.
THE BOOK
Practical tools for real organizational transformation.
Suzy’s book, Building Health-Promoting Organizations, expands on the Harrington Well-Being Model through practical tools, implementation strategies, and real-world examples designed to help leaders move from vision to action.
The work continues through speaking, advisory partnerships, workshops, and collaborative systems-level transformation.
THE HARRINGTON WELL-BEING MODEL FRAMEWORK
A dynamic blueprint for systems-level well-being.
Interact with the rotating model directly on-screen or use the Harrington Model Builder to customize a version tailored to your organization, priorities, and systems.
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Grab one of the rings and rotate it so the sections align at the top.
Notice how the layers connect and influence one another—each rotation reveals how purpose, people, priorities, practices, and pathways intersect to shape well-being.
(To create your own version—customized and branded for your organization with your color palette and preferred ring titles—download the “Make It Yours” Well-Being Model Builder.) -
Use this scenario to practice alignment and see the model in action:
Student Mental Health Services
Align the rings around the constant “Why” bullseye:Who: Students
What: Emotional / Caring
How: Organizational — services provided by licensed clinicians
When: Care delivery at the time of need
Observe how these alignments reveal a shared purpose and coordinated focus within a specific area of the system.
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Now take it further. Rotate the rings again to explore new intersections for assessment and evaluation.
Each shift helps uncover alignment, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen integration. In this scenario, ask yourself:Are we also addressing mental health through upstream promotion and risk management?
What about environmental and policy levels (e.g., reducing stress through scheduling changes such as no Monday morning exams)?
Are we supporting individual thriving and interpersonal connection alongside organizational initiatives?
Each rotation tells a story about where your system is strong—and where it can grow.
THE MAKE IT YOURS CUSTOMIZER APPLICATION
Build Your Own
Use the following codes for complimentary access to the Harrington Model Builder platform.
COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS CODES:
-FREEPRO2026 (PERSONAL)
-FREEENTERPRISE2025 (ORGANIZATIONS)
