How Volvo Builds Business Results Through High-Performing Teams
Swedcham, in partnership with GDQ Associates, invites you discover how one of Sweden’s most iconic global companies uses team performance science to drive results — and learn the framework you can apply in your own organization.
About the Event
Building a high-performing team isn’t about hiring the smartest people — 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.
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.
Hedvig Mossvall
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.
David Arvidsson
Psychologist, organizational developer, and Research Lead at GDQ. David leads their certification programs.
Anna Elfversson
Global Learning Program Manager at Volvo Group University
Pedro Gimenez
Founder at Tibah and Lead in Brazil for GDQ Associates. Pedro is passionate about helping individuals, teams and organizations achieve sustainable performance at work.
When:
Tuesday, September 29
Where:
Swedcham – Rua Oscar Freire, 379 – cj 121
900 meters from the Oscar Freires subway station (yellow line)
Agenda:
09:00 – Registration & networking breakfast
09:30 – Welcome remarks – Jonas Lindström – Swedcham
09:40 – Keynote: “What Makes Teams High-Performing?” – Hedvig Mossvall GDQ Associates (online)
10:10 – Sharing from Volvo – why how what – and the results? – Moderated conversation by David, GDQ Associates (online)
- Who are you and what about Volvo?
- Why did Volvo choose GDQ?
- What have been the success factors in scaling group development?
- What results has your active work with group development yielded?
- What advice would you give to other organisations?
10:40 – Facilitated discussion around tables: Applying the framework in a Brazilian business context and Q&A – Facilitated by Pedro Gimenez
11:10 – Summary and closing remarks
Parking:
We recommend the car park at Hotel Regent Park Rua Oscar Freire, 533.
RSVP: by 25/09
