{"id":30742,"date":"2026-08-26T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swedcham.com.br\/product\/uncategorized\/how-volvo-builds-business-results-through-high-performing-teams\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T17:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:07:49","slug":"how-volvo-builds-business-results-through-high-performing-teams","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.swedcham.com.br\/en\/product\/our-events\/how-volvo-builds-business-results-through-high-performing-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"How Volvo Builds Business Results Through High-Performing Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Swedcham,<\/strong> in partnership with GDQ Associates<\/strong>, invites you discover how one of Sweden’s most iconic global companies uses team performance science to drive results \u2014 and learn the framework you can apply in your own organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building a high-performing team isn’t about hiring the smartest people \u2014 it’s about how they work together. In this session, GDQ Associates will unpack the research-informed group development methods used by leading Swedish-Brazilian businesses to assess, develop, and sustain team effectiveness, drawing on real examples from Volvo’s own teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About GDQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GDQ Associates works with research-based group and organizational development, training, and certification. At its core is the Group Development Questionnaire (GDQ), developed by Dr. Susan Wheelan after nearly 30 years of research on group development and effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hedvig Mossvall<\/strong>
Chief Growth Officer at GDQ, coach and facilitator with extensive experience in team and leadership development across a wide range of organizations. Hedvig is passionate about translating research into real change for teams and the people who lead them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Arvidsson<\/strong>
Psychologist, organizational developer, and Research Lead at GDQ. David leads their certification programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Anna Elfversson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Learning Program Manager at Volvo Group University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pedro Gimenez
<\/strong>Founder at Tibah and Lead in Brazil for GDQ Associates. Pedro is passionate about helping individuals, teams and organizations achieve sustainable performance at work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When:<\/strong>
Tuesday, September 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where:<\/strong>
Swedcham \u2013 Rua Oscar Freire, 379 \u2013 cj 121<\/p>\n\n\n\n

900 meters from the <\/strong>Oscar Freires subway station (yellow line)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:00 \u2013 Registration & networking breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:30 \u2013 Welcome remarks –  Jonas Lindstr\u00f6m – Swedcham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:40 \u2013 Keynote: “What Makes Teams High-Performing?” – Hedvig Mossvall GDQ Associates (online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:10 \u2013 Sharing from Volvo – why how what – and the results? – Moderated conversation by David, GDQ Associates (online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n