Recorded live at Adelaide Oval in front of a packed Aleda Connect audience during one of the most talked-about weekends in Australian sport, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas sits down with Luke Darcy for a rich and candid conversation.

In this episode, he reflects on:

• What it actually means to lead at the highest level
• The difference between authentic leadership and the kind people see straight through
• Why compassion in political leadership is mistaken for weakness and why he thinks the opposite is true 
• What it looks like to build a small circle of people brave enough to tell you you're completely wrong. 

The Premier also talks about the discipline required to stay focused on big-picture vision when crises are landing on your desk every single day… from child protection to hospital systems to policing. He shares a defining leadership miscalculation that taught him to trust his instincts. And he makes a brilliant case that in a world of uncertainty, the leader's job isn't to commentate the problem… it's to Make. The. Call.

And... there's also the story behind his now-legendary "Trump-style" negotiation tactic deployed in front of the AFL commission. That one you'll have to hear for yourself. 

Gather Round. Adelaide Oval. The Premier of South Australia. 

00:00 Welcome to Adelaide Oval
01:20 Taking office - the vision for South Australia
02:25 Defining great leadership
04:19 The crisis of global leadership
05:46 Who do you turn to when things get hard?
07:59 A defining leadership mistake
10:30 Long-term vision vs short-term fires
12:21 Legacy - what does he hope South Australia looks like?
13:48 One piece of advice for every leader in the room
16:31 Greatest leader in his life - Bob Hawke
20:08 Q&A - Federal ambitions?
22:59 The Gather Round negotiation with the AFL
26:51 Where does he switch off?
29:01 Q&A - Immigration, growth & South Australia's identity