HSS INSIGHTS
Practical thinking for complex work.
Perspectives on emergency management, executive preparedness, leadership, exercises and turning lessons into strategic action.
MEDIA & EXTERNAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Beyond HSS Insights
Explore external media, interviews, podcasts, publications and recorded expert appearances featuring Stephanie Hunt. This collection complements the HSS-authored articles and practical guidance published here in Insights.
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PUBLISHED RESEARCH & PERSPECTIVES
Innovative Airport Emergency Plan Practices
Stephanie Hunt | TR News 359, Fall 2026 | Transportation Research Board
Practical perspectives on strengthening airport emergency plans so they support coordination, decision-making and operational preparedness across the organizations that must use them.
FEATURED THINKING
Ideas designed to be used, not just read.
STRATEGY & IMPROVEMENT
From After-Action to Forward Action
Move from findings and recommendations to ownership, priorities, milestones and evidence of changed capability.
PREPAREDNESS & CRISIS LEADERSHIP
Executive Emergency Preparedness: Five Decisions to Make Before a Crisis
Prepare leaders by clarifying authority, priorities, information needs, resource decisions and communication before an incident.
LEADERSHIP & TEAM CULTURE
When Good Leadership Principles Collide
A practical framework for balancing empathy, accountability, standards and context when leadership principles pull in different directions.
LEADERSHIP & TEAM CULTURE
What Your Team Learns from Your Leadership
Examine what your everyday responses teach people about candor, accountability, expectations and the safest way to work around you.
Emergency management insights by topic
Explore practical guidance for public agencies, airports, infrastructure operators and executive teams. These knowledge areas connect HSS perspectives with consulting support for preparedness, response and resilience capacity building.
Emergency Management Program Assessments
Evaluate governance, plans, staffing, coordination and improvement priorities to understand where your program needs attention.
Read the insights: Emergency Management Program Assessment: 10 Areas to Evaluate Before the Next Crisis · Emergency Operations Plan Review: 8 Signs Your EOP Needs More Than an Annual Update
EOC Readiness & Operations
Examine activation procedures, role readiness, information flow, resource tracking and sustained operations.
Read the insights: Is Your EOC Ready? 12 Questions for Emergency Operations Center Readiness
HSEEP Exercises & Improvement Planning
Connect exercise objectives, evaluation and corrective action to the capabilities your organization needs to demonstrate.
Read the insights: HSEEP Exercise Planning: From Objectives to Improvement Planning · Tabletop Exercise vs. Functional Exercise: Which One Does Your Organization Need? · After-Action Report Best Practices: Turning Findings Into Corrective Action · After-Action Improvement Planning Services: From AAR to Verified Corrective Action · NIMS and ICS Training for Executives: Choosing the Right Course and Workshop
Airport Emergency Management
Strengthen airport emergency plans, stakeholder coordination, preparedness workshops and exercise readiness.
Read the insights: Airport Emergency Plan Review: What Part 139 Airports Should Revisit Each Year · Airport Preparedness Consulting: Choosing Plan, Training and Exercise Support · Innovative Airport Emergency Plan Practices — TR News 359
Emergency Management Staffing & Surge Support
Plan for temporary capability gaps, extended EOC activations and demanding preparedness projects.
Read the insights: Emergency Management Staff Augmentation: When Additional Response Capacity Makes Sense
Executive Crisis Preparedness
Prepare senior leaders to establish priorities, clarify authority and make decisions with incomplete information.
Read the insights: Executive Emergency Preparedness: Five Decisions to Make Before a Crisis · Executive Crisis Leadership Roles: How to Prepare Your Policy Team
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Understand essential services, infrastructure dependencies, continuity priorities and restoration coordination.
Read the insights: Critical Infrastructure Emergency Preparedness: From Compliance to Operational Readiness
Special Event Preparedness
Build coordination, communications and contingency procedures before crowds arrive and operating conditions change.
Read the insights: Special Event Emergency Planning: What Organizers Should Address Before Event Day · Special Event Emergency Planning Services: How to Scope Consulting Support
Continue reading: Executive Emergency Preparedness and Turning After-Action Findings into Strategic Priorities.
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Training, Exercises & Improvement · Executive & Corporate Advisory · Government & Public Safety · Services
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