International. The CEO and President of Milestone Systems has just published 'Business Magnetism – The Power of Partnership'. The book reveals the keys to Milestone's business success using open platform technology as an innovation enabler, and describes the importance of developing an ecosystem of international partners as a force multiplier.
For 17 years, Milestone Systems has grown from a fledgling startup to a major player in the world of video surveillance, driving the security industry movement into the digital age and redefining industry expectations about what a video surveillance system can be – and do. When co-founders John Blem and Henrik Friborg Jacobsen established the business, they saw an opportunity: for software that could control, record and retrieve video images in digital format. This was a paradigm shift in the analog world of CCTV.
Lars Thinggaard joined in 2003 as President and CEO of Milestone, bringing with him an experienced business background and the distinctive spirit of open style, which has guided the company to the top of its market. This book is the story of Lars, and the story of Milestone.
'Business Magnetism – The Power of Partnership' is about uniting a fragmented industry around a single vision. It's about the leadership needed to bring together a multinational business ecosystem, and the courage needed to adapt and change in the face of turbulent global economies. It's about looking to the future, learning from the past, and being open to new ideas. This book is the story of a small, ambitious business flourishing at the beginning of the 21st century through leadership, openness, and partnership.
Systems increased more than tenfold. Today, Milestone is a global leader in the video management software industry, acquired by Fortune 500 concern canon in June 2014. He states: "My career has been dedicated to the importance of leadership, and I am always looking for refreshing and novel approaches. ' Business Magnetism' describes the unity and flexibility needed to run a company that is innovative and independent."
