People Don’t Scale, Systems Do: Why HR is Your Jet Fuel for Growth with Nahed Khairallah

Can your people scale as fast as your product? Spoiler: they can’t – and they’re not meant to. In this powerful episode, Josephine Palermo speaks with Nahed Khairallah, a global HR strategist who has helped rocket startups from 7-figure beginnings to 9-figure enterprises across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Nahed unpacks the uncomfortable truth: people don’t scale -systems do. And if you want to grow fast without breaking your culture, you need a jet-fueled HR strategy.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

04:12 The Journey into HR and Scaling

08:43 Understanding Business and People Dynamics

13:20 Defining ROI in HR Strategies

18:02 Identifying the Right People for Success

22:30 Balancing People and Technology in Business

23:19 Balancing Human Skills and AI

24:52 AI in Recruitment: Enhancing Efficiency

26:46 Navigating the Risks of Automation

29:40 Key Recommendations for Founders

38:44 The Importance of Culture in Scaling