• You own a retail store but can't be there every hour it's open.
• Employee morale is lower than it should be and you have higher turnover than you should. When you walk through the door, there's a feeling of doom and gloom in the air.
• There's no "hustle" displayed by staff.
• Sales are down.

Do any of these sound familiar? If you've chosen the wrong person to run the store as a retail manager, you'll be experiencing at least one of these symptoms.

“It was a set-up. You know how it goes. A friend of a friend thought that we would be perfect for each other. And we were…at first.

When we met, we hit it off right away. He knew what I wanted to hear; he had all the right answers. He knew what I was looking for.

In the beginning of our relationship, he was perfection. Anyone who met him was instantly taken with his charm and was quick to tell me how attentive he was. No glass was left empty; every wish was fulfilled. I was thrilled. “Finally!’ I thought. “I´ve found the server of my dreams!’

Dishonest employees are devastating to businesses; a Department of Commerce study revealed that one-third of employees steal from employers.

All told, American businesses lose more than $200 billion annually to employee theft. This does not include additional losses caused by illegal drug use, poor work ethic, behavior problems or poor performers on the job.