Your Last Potato
Podcast Description
Do you Ever feel stuck in your job, wondering if there’s something more meaningful for you? Do you feel unfulfilled, uninspired, and unsure if this is where you’re meant to be? It’s time to rediscover satisfaction, purpose, and empowerment in your work—because you deserve a career that aligns with your passions and potential.
Welcome to Your Last Potato, a podcast inspired by the Swedish expression ”du har satt din sista potatis” (”you have planted your last potato”). It is about making deliberate and meaningful moves in your journey towards professional growth and personal fulfilment because it is never too late to turn things around.
It is designed to be your go-to resource for building the skills and confidence you need to thrive in today’s professional world. Whether entering the workforce, wanting to advance in your current role, or considering a career shift, Your Last Potato offers practical strategies and inspiration to help you build career capital.
Each episode is packed with expert insights and real-life stories. We’ll explore topics like leadership, networking, work-life balance, and workplace culture. You’ll get tips for acquiring new skills, staying ahead of industry trends, and navigating career transitions with clarity and confidence—empowering you to take charge of your career and craft one that aligns with your goals and ambitions.
If you’ve ever wondered what risk managers actually do, how to build a career in compliance, or what it takes to excel in banking, then this is the podcast for you. We break down specific professional topics into bite-sized, actionable steps, guiding you through certifications, mastering essential skills, and excelling in competitive, often challenging environments.
Our mission? To empower you to design a career that brings satisfaction and purpose to your day. Whether you want to take your first steps or navigate your next big move, Your Last Potato is here to help you unlock your potential and thrive.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The show emphasizes themes such as career development, risk management, workplace culture, leadership, and networking. Episodes feature actionable topics like turning setbacks into career capital, with specific examples including navigating non-financial risks and strategies to excel in compliance and banking sectors.
Do you Ever feel stuck in your job, wondering if there’s something more meaningful for you? Do you feel unfulfilled, uninspired, and unsure if this is where …
How Do You Lead and Thrive in a Multicultural Workplace?
In this episode of Your Last Potato, host Abda Rothman explores what it really takes to succeed—and lead—with cultural sensitivity in today’s global workplaces. She’s joined by Craig Livingstone, a British professional who moved to Finland for love and ended up building a decades-long career navigating cultural integration, language learning, and leadership across borders. Craig shares heartfelt reflections, practical tools, and hilarious missteps from his immersive journey into Finnish society and beyond.
🔹 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Culture Is Not Nationality: Understand why culture is less about your passport and more about behavior, context, and shared expectations.
• The Power of Language and Silence: Discover why silence is the most important sound in the Finnish language—and how learning even a few words can unlock belonging.
• From Outsider to Insider: Hear Craig’s story of moving from the UK to Finland without a job, and how deep cultural immersion led to professional and personal growth.
• Leadership in Diverse Teams: Learn how to lead inclusively when your team spans multiple countries, time zones, and cultures.
• Communication Missteps and Insights: Why intent, implementation, and interpretation matter more than ever in multicultural settings.
• Creating Aspirational Culture: How teams can co-create shared values while still respecting individual identity and communication styles.
• Building Psychological Safety: Why vulnerability, active listening, and small acts of empathy are vital for collaboration.
• Navigating Language Gaps: Tips for managers and team members to handle language diversity in meetings, social settings, and everyday communication.
💡 Coffee Confessions Segment:
Abda and Craig unpack a real-life team dilemma: how can managers foster inclusivity when local employees default to speaking a native language, excluding international team members? Craig offers practical tips—from addressing it head-on to creating intentional language norms—with humility, honesty, and humor.
📌 Actionable Takeaways & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
• Language Learning Tools: Try Duolingo, BBC Languages, or language exchange apps to build confidence.
• Cultural Competency Courses: Platforms like Udemy and LinkedIn Learning offer training in cross-cultural teamwork.
• Three I’s Framework (Intent, Implementation, Interpretation): Use this mindset to reframe cross-cultural misunderstandings.
• Behavioral Leadership Practices: How to embed respect, inclusion, and psychological safety into everyday team dynamics.
Craig’s story is a vibrant reminder that true leadership is about adaptation, not authority. Whether you’re navigating a multicultural team or stepping into a new country and culture, this episode is full of real-world wisdom—and plenty of laughs—for building workplaces that thrive on diversity.
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