1.  You are no longer in the Military – Not a Drill Sergeant – No room for a toxic environment.

2.  It is not always MISSION 1st in the Business world – your people and customers come 1st no matter what!

3.  Bring the CORE VALUES from the military into your business: Integrity, Honor systems.

4.  Learn Empathy - Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

5.  Pay attention to the small details and bigger picture

6.  Your job is to create the systems for others to follow – What is your Point of Sale system going to be, how to handle emergencies, recipes so everything taste the same, build for success…its like building SOPs in the military

7.  Make it full-proof and idiot-proof like you were not even there

8.  Go through Man Down drills

9.  Cross training between employees

10. Above all, hire slow, fire fast when there are issues

11. Handle your finances and never let the employees see you sweat or miss a beat

12. Above all – Have fun and create fun within the workplace….celebrate birthdays, milestones, set goals and give incentives, make the families a part of your organization…nothing has changed, people are still just people and you have to care

BONUS #13- Allow your employees to be a part of the change or part of your decisions that you make!