El Dorado, Kansas
Leadership development for El Dorado's refinery and industrial employers
The HF Sinclair refinery is the largest in Kansas and the state's only petrochemical plant, and it sets the tone for how work gets done here: shift-based, safety-critical, unforgiving of a bad decision made under pressure. This work is built for that kind of environment, not adapted to it afterward.
What that looks like here
A shift supervisor managing a rotating crew doesn't get to be at their best all the time, and the cost of them being at their worst is higher here than it is in a typical office. Safety incidents, missed handoffs, and a crew that's stopped trusting a lead all trace back to the same root more often than people expect: a leader running on adrenaline who was never taught what to do with it. Regulation before mindset, mindset before skillset, skillset before behavior. That order matters more, not less, when the stakes are physical.
How this works in El Dorado
- In-person workshops and coaching on-site or nearby
- 1:1 leadership coaching for shift supervisors and plant leadership, in person or virtual
- Leadership recruiting for roles where a bad hire is a safety risk, not just a performance problem
- Engagements sized to the actual problem, one struggling supervisor or a full leadership layer
Where to start
Tell me what's actually going on: a specific supervisor, a crew that's stopped communicating across shift changes, turnover you can't explain. That's a more useful starting point than a service menu.
I also work in Wichita, Newton, Emporia, and Marion County, where I'm based.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with refinery and industrial teams in El Dorado?
Yes. El Dorado runs on shift-based, safety-critical work, the HF Sinclair refinery especially. Supervisors managing rotating crews under real safety and production pressure are exactly who this approach was built for.
How close are you to El Dorado?
I'm based in Marion County, under an hour away. In-person workshops and coaching are a normal trip, not a special one.
Do you work with the corrections and public-sector employers around El Dorado too?
Yes. Butler County's public-sector and corrections employers deal with a different kind of sustained pressure than a plant floor, but the same core problem shows up, leaders who were never taught what to do with their own stress response before it shows up in how they manage people.