The agile community knows Diana Larsen for her contributions to the foundations and extensions of Agile thought and practices. As consulting partner, mentor, and speaker, she’s worked with forward-looking leaders throughout her career. Diana co-authored several influential books. Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams, 2nd ed. gives clear instructions for chartering and setting a tone for productive teamwork. In Five Rules for Accelerated Learning, leaders find guidance for supporting more effective learning. Agile Retrospectives provides a framework for team learning and improvement. (2nd edition coming later in 2022!) The Agile Fluency® Model: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile is available as a free eBook. The past year she provided content for James Shore’s The Art of Agile Development, 2nd edition. Diana also has been hard at work pair-writing the upcoming book, Lead Without Blame: Building Resilient Learning Teams with Tricia Broderick (available mid-2022).