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 \nLinda Orozco  \nCalifornia State University, Fullerton  \nBrad Allison  \nCalifornia State University, Los Angeles  \nEffective leadership begins with positive relationships and a healthy organizational culture. How well do professors of educational leadership model such leadership ideals within their own universities, departments, and work environments? This article addresses the critical need for professors of educational leadership to look within and determine if they are modeling that which they are teaching in their classes. It focuses on the academic environment of professors who are preparing and developing today’s school leaders. Using the important concepts of academic freedom and shared governance, this article offers a theoretical construct and practical application for assessing departments of educational leadership. Just how collaborative, safe, supportive, productive, and creatively vibrant are our own professional environments?  \nIntroduction  \nAn elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them,“A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow regret, greed, arrogance, self pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you and every other person too.” They thought about this for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather,“Which wolf will win?” The old Cherokee replied,“The one you feed.”  \nPositive Relationships and Healthy Organizational Cultures  \nEffective leadership begins with positive relationships and a healthy organizational culture. As professors of educational leadership, we understand, teach, and expect our students to demonstrate their ability to lead by creat  \nCAPEA Education Leadership and Administration, Vol. 20—2008  \n64 ©2010 DEStech Publications, Inc.  \nExamining Positive Relationships and Healthy Organizational Cultures 65  \ning positive work relationships and organizationally healthy schools and districts. Yet, do we ourselves model such leadership within our own universities, departments, and work environments? This article addresses the critical responsibility of professors of educational leadership. Do we practice what we teach? Do we treat others the way we want to be treated? Do we provide our colleagues with the safety and support they need to function in a healthy organizational culture? The ’Managed Heart’ is CAPEA’s theme designed to examine how effective leaders engender positive relationships and develop healthy organizational cultures. The goal is to identify how these relationships and positive cultures advance powerful teaching and learning. This article focuses on the academic environment of professors who are preparing and developing today’s school leaders. How successful are these professors in creating positive relationships within their own organizational cultures? Just how collaborative, safe, supportive, productive, and creatively vibrant are their professional environments?  \nDepartments Within a University Environment  \nAn academic department is the critical unit in any university. If the majority of the departments work well, the university is likely to be successful in (1) student attraction and retention, (2) professorial achievement in the classroom and the laboratory, (3) student academic success,(4) alumni achievement, and (5) grants and donations. Taken together, the university departments create the reputation that defines the university. Therefore, any improvement in the university as a whole should begin with an analysis of the factors that create high achievement at the department level.","cbCaisjXT4xPO6fi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisjXT4xPO6fi","pdf",73250,13,"English","# Introduction\n# Positive Relationships and Healthy Organizational Cultures\n# Departments Within a University Environment\n# Academia’s Special Role in Society","[{\"question\":\"What core idea does the article use to explain effective leadership?\",\"answer\":\"Effective leadership begins with positive relationships and a healthy organizational culture, and the article focuses on whether professors model these leadership ideals within their own departments and universities.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are academic freedom and shared governance central to the article’s framework?\",\"answer\":\"They are presented as foundational academic principles that distinguish university organizations from business organizations and that shape a unique professional environment for faculty and departments.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article link departmental performance to broader university success?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that if most departments function well, the university is more likely to succeed in student attraction and retention, classroom and laboratory achievement, student academic success, alumni achievement, and grants and donations.\"}]","Looking Within: Examining Positive Relationships and Healthy Organizational Cultures in Departments of Educational Leadership | PDF",33]