I just taught a loss prevention seminar a few weeks ago for a new client. We focused on shoplifting in their grocery environment. We split the 40 employees into two loss prevention seminars so the sales floor was still covered. I have to say the two groups I taught were so enthusiastic that it motivated me even more. My style is high-energy, out in the group and interactive with everyone. I hate a training seminar where a speaker stands in one spot and drones on.

Well last week the General Manager told me that the training was paying off. We were discussing this on the phone and about the follow up she wanted to set up when she said “I got to go, call you right back”.

Well, come to find out that her staff had identified another shoplifter from the techniques I shared with them while we were talking. She approached the subject the way I trained her and he indeed was a shoplifter. They got the merchandise back. The police responded and the shoplifter was being taken as their “guest” for an all-expenses paid trip to County jail.

I like to teach in a loss prevention workshop environment. This allows better interaction with everyone. It is easier to draw out the employees that are generally quieter and get them involved.

I also spent some time with management in a workshop environment training them on employee theft detection and prevention. I hope when I call the GM to follow up again the same thing does not happen during that call because of an employee theft problem. But you never know!

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I sat through a loss prevention seminar the other day for a State license I hold. It was the worst hour of that month. I wish I could get it back. This guy just droned on in a monotone voice. His subject was interesting but wow that is little good when you are trying to stay awake.

When I teach a loss prevention seminar or a loss prevention workshop I feel that it is my duty to deliver an interesting and engaging session. Of course, I have been providing training for a long time now and I know the tricks to get and keep people involved. Of course my subject matter helps. I talk about employee theft, shoplifting, vendor fraud and other interesting topics.

I like to bring the session to life with my experiences. I have investigated and put in jail over 2300 employees for theft so there are a few good stories there. Like the guy who stole watches from my employers store and then gave them to the rest of the employees as Christmas gifts, including the Manager. And he couldn’t figure out how we had caught him!

Loss prevention seminars take on a whole new aspect when you can relate these kinds of experiences to the group. Most have their own employee theft and shoplifting stories that they can relate to. Once that happens they put it together and begin to actually learn. With a loss prevention workshop we can make that happen. Of course the group has to be the right size.

No more boring loss prevention seminars, please!

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One of the issues I like to hit hard in my employee theft seminars, employee theft workshop and our pre-employment interviewing seminar is how important the pre-employment process is in the prevention of employee theft and loss.

In a study published in the July/August 2012 issue of Inc. Magazine, 34% of employers have rejected a job candidate because of the person’s social-media activity. The study listed the top four reasons that those candidates were not hired:

1. They posted inappropriate photos or information.
2. There was evidence of drinking or drug use.
3. They had poor communication skills.
4. They bad mouthed a previous employer.

As employers we must use every means legally allowed to obtain information on a job candidate’s suitability for our company. Some may see this as an “invasion of their privacy” or a violation or their “rights”. Nothing is further from the truth. If someone puts information about themselves or their conduct out in the public domain, it is fair for an employer to use that information in our decisions. This is no different than a candidate’s criminal, civil, credit or education information.

A thorough look into the candidate’s background will save you from disappointment after they are hired. Do not be afraid to use every source at your disposal.

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Over the years I have run into some pretty weird situations with shoplifters. In a company’s effort to prevent shoplifting we must apprehend the thieves that are stealing. In one situation I apprehended a guy who had stolen a framed picture of Christ. He did not fight me, resist, run or anything else that we are always prepared to deal with. But when the Police arrived at the store and we were switching handcuffs on the shoplifter he turned to me and said, “This is not a very Christian thing you are doing to me”. This guy STEALS a picture of Christ and I am the sinner!

Another time I stopped and detained a middle aged woman for shoplifting about $300 worth of new tennis shoes that I had witnessed her switch tags on to a lower priced shoe. She had a pretty heavy Eastern European accent. Again while police officers were taking her into custody she stated that I was discriminating against her because she was European. The police officers taking her into custody, whom I knew very well started laughing. She looked at them with shock when they told her. “Lady this store is owned by a French company and he (pointing to me) is married to German citizen (I met my clearly better half when I was in the Army stationed in Germany). They then reminded her that she had the right to remain silent and that they would prefer that she exercise that right.

Another all-time favorite is the guy who stole a $1.00 fishing lure from a sporting goods store. That was all he took! I stopped him and took him into custody. When I got him back to the Security Office I emptied his pockets (he was handcuffed) and was bagging it up for the police when I discovered a “wad” of cash well over one hundred dollars. I was shocked (still naïve then) and asked him why he stole a minor $1.00 item when he clearly had the cash to pay for it. He said, “I wanted to see if I could get away with it”. I just shook my head and told him that it was good that he had the cash on him, as he would need it for bail.

I have found over the years that you can prevent shoplifting and be entertained at the same time. My Loss Prevention Seminars and Loss Prevention Workshops explore there and many other situations.

For more information on Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Retail Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Systems website for more information on Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems and view the Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training and Loss Prevention Workshop we offer to help with your Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems.

Do you think you might be suffering from Employee Theft or Internal Theft? Are you worried that your employees might be keeping known cases of internal theft to themselves? Often your employees have no idea how this kind of theft affects them. They often think that there are no repercussions for those who are not directly involved and will turn a blind eye.

In this seminar we will teach you how to effectively talk to your employees about the touchy subject of employee theft. This is an aspect of loss that affects the entire company and your employees should know how to recognize and deter it for the good of the entire company.

Our loss prevention seminars will empower you to solve your own problems. We bring the world of loss prevention out in the open and give you the techniques to identify and address employee theft and shoplifting problems. Our loss prevention workshop will give you and your Managers hands on interaction to allow to work through actual investigations and problems.

Weather you have had loss prevention training or not you will walk away with that will enhance your bottom line.

For more information on Retail Loss Prevention Seminars, Loss Prevention Training, or Retail Loss Prevention Workshop contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Systems website for more information on Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems and view the Loss Prevention Seminars , Loss Prevention Training and Loss Prevention Workshop we offer to help with your Employee Theft and Shoplifting problems.