AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Lisa Lindsay Wicker, author of "Power Play"

As an author, speaker, entrepreneur, career-woman, wife, mother, and friend Lisa has been helping people live life to the fullest. With her dynamic approach to life and her signature style, she connects people across the world and finds her mission to be that of helping others to get the most of their work lives.

Known for her hard hitting, anointed reality checks, she shares contemporary messages with relevant life experiences and empowering principles as demonstrated in her spirited and well-acclaimed new book titled, The Winning Spirit: Building Employee Enthusiasm Drawing from more than 20 years experience as an internationally recognized leader in Human Resources Development, and her spiritual strength and discipline, Ms. Wicker weaves stories of biblical, historical and current leaders into her own experiences and lessons as a leader - and shows how the results of business ownership, departmental and organizational management, and family dynamics are all related to the winning spirit of the people at the top.

"Enthusiasm in natural," Wicker says. "Most of us start a new job excited about opportunities to do great things...yet frequently, the enthusiasm of that first day wears off, and the reason almost certainly lies in how we're treated at work." A 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards nominee, The Winning Spirit: Building Employee Enthusiasm poses the questions: Do your employees face the day with delight, or despair? Are they excited about their careers, or resigned to them? and covers 20 principles of enthusiasm-building leadership.

Lisa Lindsay Wicker is internationally recognized as a leader in human resources development and training, organization dynamics and change management. Among her credits, Lisa was Vice President Human Resources, MGM Grand, the first African American female to be named to the position in the company's international operations. Through her accomplishments, she was voted one of the most successful business women in Detroit by the Detroit News. Lisa is Chairman of the Board and founder of the 101 Best Companies to Work for in Metropolitan Detroit, a program that recognizes companies for valuing the contributions and diversity of its employees.  Formerly an adjunct professor in the School of Business Administration at Wayne State University and a member of numerous boards including Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Alternative For Girls, a member of the White House Congressional Forum on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Lisa earned her B.A. from Michigan State University and M.A. from Central Michigan University. She is currently completing her research for a Ph.D. in Management concentrating on the linkage between Diversity and Productivity in the Automotive Industry. She has attended the University of Michigan Executive Business School in Ann Arbor and the International Institute Advanced Executive Program for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has presented to global audiences representing more than eighty countries including Barcelona Spain, Seoul Korea, Stuttgart Germany, and Tokyo Japan.

A native of Greenville, Mississippi, Ms. Wicker is married, has two sons and holds an executive human resources position with a major automotive company in Detroit.

For more information on Lisa Lindsay Wicker and The Winning Spirit, or to schedule Ms. Wicker as a speaker, contact Ms.Teri Lindsay Fobbs at 248-895-1088 or visit www.the-winningspirit.org. Don't forget to check out her blog!