Abstract
In this paper, I explore the craft of theater and the kinds of insights it can confer on the craft of business leadership and management. In particular, I explore how the practices of best-in-class directors and actors can provide new understandings and useful approaches for humanizing business at three levels: the leader, the team, and the employee. I then connect these practices to the development of practical wisdom, a human capacity that can enrich and humanize the decision-making process within the field of business.