Diversity under the Big Top: Utilizing The Greatest Showman to Teach Management Students How to Foster Inclusion

This exercise presents an innovative pedagogical approach to teaching organizational staffing, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and/or team building utilizing the movie, The Greatest Showman. The musical is relevant for Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, or Strategic Management courses through the use of video clips. By analyzing characters from the film, students explored the impact of selection, DEI practices, and team dynamics on organizational success and decline. Student feedback on the exercise was positive, with students enjoying the interactive and engaging nature of the activity. Handouts, learning outcomes, exercise variations, and debriefing questions are provided.