Building Construction People

In Building People Who Build Hospitals, veteran construction leader Michael Toftely shares the leadership framework he developed over 25 years and more than $1 billion in healthcare construction programs, the most demanding environment in the industry. The principles were proven in hospitals where patients are still being treated and critical systems can't fail. But they apply to any construction professional who wants to lead better, not just build faster.

In the book, you'll learn how to:

• Build and maintain trust through small, consistent actions that compound into lasting partnerships
• Develop teams that take ownership and lead without waiting for you to be the hero
• Earn the confidence of owners and stakeholders by making their mission your mission
• Deliver exceptional work without sacrificing your health, your relationships, and the things that make the career worth having
• Develop the people around you so the work outlasts any single project
• Build a career rooted in significance, not just success

Each chapter combines real project stories, hard lessons from failure, and guidance you can put to work this week. No theory. No corporate buzzwords. Just 25 years of field-tested leadership principles from someone who learned most of them the hard way.

Whether you're a project manager, superintendent, owner's representative, or facilities leader, this book provides the framework for building something that lasts longer than any single project.

Because great projects don't start with drawings or schedules. They start with people.