Jane Helbrecht is a leadership development and people & culture expert with over 15 years of experience in training and HR roles. At Uplift, she focuses on building people and leadership development programs that shift team dynamics so that teams can focus, get stuff done and have fun while they do it. She believes that leaders are the key to building stronger organizations and elevating workplace cultures.
Jane is a fantastic facilitator and dynamic communicator who delivers training and people and culture programs in an approach that focuses not only on knowledge and skills but also on shifting attitudes and building habits for long term meaningful change.
Jane is a B.Comm (Hons) who graduated from the I.H. Asper School of Business with a double major in Human Resources Management and International Business. Prior to launching Uplift Engagement, she worked as an HR professional in manager, strategy and partner roles where she developed her expertise in leadership development, engagement, people and culture programs, talent development, and training and development. These skills were honed over her work experience in tech, finance, manufacturing and consulting.
Jane has her CPHR designation and is a Certified Leadership Coach. She is very involved in a number of Winnipeg Community initiatives including serving as a Past President of Prairie Theatre Exchange and her role on United Way Winnipeg’s Campaign Cabinet. She has previously been a board member of the Young Associates, Co-Chair of ArtsScene Winnipeg and co-founder of the GenNext Summit and RWB’s Barre After Hours fundraiser. She has a passion for the arts, good food, travel and some dive bar karaoke.
Values
Keep it simple
We believe great people and culture programs and leadership development don’t have to be complex to have an impact. We build meaningful but simple solutions that will be sustainable.
People Matter
The most important component of any organization is its people. People build and deliver on the service or product a company provides and your people are what breathe energy into your organization and its culture.
Energy
We bring energy and passion to every project and every training session we deliver. We focus our work on the areas that leverage our strengths and bring us energy and encourage our team and clients to do the same.
Curiosity
We are focused on staying open and curious so we can understand the unique needs of every client. We are curious about pain points and building inventive solutions for our clients.
Challenge
We enjoy a challenge! Whether it’s getting buy-in from leaders or challenging others to consider new and novel ways of building teams, engaging employees and building culture.