#preventative action

Hire talent. Start by hiring honest, trustworthy, responsible people. Try not to hire out of desperation be proactive and always look for talent. Take the time to hire someone positive and enthusiastic. Contact candidate references and give the applicant a trial period working a busy shift. Interview the person as well as possible before giving the green light.

Communicate in effective ways.Communicate with employee in private when providing feedback and compliment in public. Make sure your employees have clear direction and provide open door policy for communication. Empower employees to bring problems to the table and also provide solutions or recommendation for solving problems.

Monitor employee access. Implement check and balance process for all your store keys, safe codes and register passwords. Be sure that senior employees, responsible employees like shift leads and assistant managers are accountable for any keys and codes, especially when it comes to cash or alcohol storage.