Effective 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? (Contains 1 table.)