This MasterClass aligns with the Institute of Coaching's theme: the conference that never ends. Here, we feature Barbara Frederickson’s research on positivity, or positive emotions, as well as her research on the psychology and biology of “love,” what Barbara describes as the supreme emotion, explored in her latest book Love 2.0....

At our 2013 conference, Barbara Fredrickson encouraged coaches to “make love all day long.” She didn’t mean what first crossed your mind – she is redefining love as the micro-moments where two people connect with another, like in coaching. Our brain activation and behavioral patterns sync up, like a mind meld....

A View from a Coach…

"Love is our supreme emotion that makes us come fully alive." –
Barbara L. Fredrickson

In two cross-sectional studies we explored the motivational orientations correlates of the character strength of grit and its two component facets: perseverance of effort and consistency of interests over time....

Review of Dr. Fredrickson's Article Responding to Ratio Criticism

Watch Martin Seligman discussing the acronym of PERMA
25 minute presentation (Positive Engagement Relationships Meaning Accomplishment):

This field experimental study examined the role that positive leadership plays in producing effective leader and follower outcomes. Specifically a sample of engineers (N=106) from a very large aerospace firm were randomly assigned to four experimental conditions....