What does it take to be a digital leader? How best to lead digital teams? Those are the questions Paul Mullett reflected on as he moved on from five years as group engineering and technology director at Robert Bird Group to join its parent company, Singapore-based consultancy Surbana Jurong, to chair its digital and technology council of excellence.

To respond to the disruptive challenges of Construction 4.0, it’s not enough to be a skilled traditional leader: you need digital leadership skills. Here, Dr Barry Gledson, associate professor at Northumbria University reveals some of his research team’s findings.