What if your best hire doesn’t “fit” your culture—they add to it?

Microsoft Canada’s Kree Govender shares a practical stack you can try this month:

- hire culture add (not clones),
- test with the Three A’s: Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation (to change),
- run STAR interviews with independent panels to avoid groupthink,
- use AI tools like Microsoft Copilot to surface hidden bias,
- and swap vanilla CVs for 90-second video/audio intros that actually show how people think.

In this episode you’ll learn:

- How to design for culture add and positive tension on purpose
- The Three A’s hiring lens (Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation)
- Why STAR + independent interviewers raise signal and reduce bias
- How Copilot helps measure (not guess) interviewer bias
- When a 90-second intro beats a CV for early screening

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Chapters
00:00 Cold open — “Stop hiring your mirror”
00:26 Culture add vs culture fit (and why tension helps)
02:05 The Three A’s: Attitude, Aptitude, Assimilation (to change)
03:30 STAR interviews + independent panels (no groupthink)
05:00 Don’t guess bias—instrument it with Copilot
06:45 CVs → 90-second video/audio (what to ask for)
08:50 Leadership: Create Clarity • Generate Energy • Deliver Success
10:30 Model • Coach • Care in practice
12:20 What to pilot this month + wrap

Try one tactic this month and tell us what changed: 90-sec intro videos, STAR-only prompts, or independent panels?

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Resources
• Willo — screen smarter at scale: https://willo.video
• Connect with the host, Anita Chauhan (Willo)
• Guest: Kree Govender, SMB Canada Leader @ Microsoft

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Show Resources

• Willo: willo.video - The most cost-effective way to screen candidates at scale. Interview candidates anywhere & at any time
• CV Free Toolkit: cvfree.me/join - Break up with the CV and get everything you need to modernize your hiring approach with skills-based assessments
• Anita Chauhan: linkedin.com/in/anitachauhan - Connect with the host