At this year's Local Government Association of Queensland annual conference, I had the privilege of facilitating the CEO breakfast. During the session, I asked the room of CEOs a question: "How many of you have been bullied or harassed in the past three months?" Almost every hand went up. The response was striking and deeply concerning. It made me wonder if harassment of council staff has become a genuine crisis. After speaking with more CEOs, mayors and councillors, and doin