MBWiTech | virtual lunch & learn workshop about Leading From the Inside Out

New goals require more than new strategies, they require deeper awareness and understanding.

Women in tech often navigate complex internal and external pressures: imposter syndrome, visibility challenges, perfectionism, and unspoken expectations around leadership, confidence, and communication.

This workshop focuses on understanding the internal patterns that shape how women show up at work. How we lead, communicate, make decisions, and set boundaries, particularly in environments where credibility, visibility, and confidence are constantly tested.

Rather than starting with external behaviours, participants will explore what’s happening beneath the surface: the assumptions, motivations, and habits that influence everything from delegation and collaboration to confidence and credibility.

Through practical psychological frameworks, participants will gain insight into why leadership challenges show up differently for each person and how self-awareness becomes a powerful tool for sustainable growth, clarity, and confidence in tech careers.

Participants will:

• Explore the internal drivers behind behaviour, confidence, and communication in tech environments
• Learn practical models that support meaningful self-awareness and professional growth
• Examine leadership challenges such as: delegation, decision-making, and assertive communication, through the lens of challenges women commonly experience in tech roles
• Identify internal patterns that support or interfere with visibility, influence, and career progression
• Set intentions for the year grounded in self-awareness rather than pressure, comparison, or unrealistic expectations often placed on women in tech

Speaker bio:

Tamara Kroeker is a coach, facilitator, and speaker specializing in self-awareness and relational intelligence in the workplace. After more than a decade as an elementary music teacher, Tamara shifted her focus to leadership development and professional coaching. Her work centers on connection-based leadership, supporting professionals to lead with understanding, authenticity, and trust. At the core of her work is the belief that personal growth is organizational growth. Every shift in awareness strengthens not just the individual but the culture around them. Your strongest team starts with a better understanding of YOU. 

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Manitoba Women in Tech (#MBWiTech) is a community for women and gender-diverse folks working in tech, along with our allies. Whether you’re a developer, designer, founder, project manager, student, or just tech-curious: this space is for you.

Our events and workshops are agenda-free, judgement-free, and all about genuine connection.

MBWiTech is made possible through the support of three non profit organizations across Manitoba’s tech ecosystem. New Media Manitoba, North Forge, and Tech Manitoba, who have come together to build a community of connection, learning, and inclusion.