Yesterday, you bumped into a colleague who was clearly distressed. Over coffee, she revealed that her manager had been bullying and harassing her for nearly a year. You asked her if she had reported the incidents and she said no, she didn't want to make the situation public and have people talking about her. She was worried about her reputation and whether she might lose her job by reporting to her manager. She made you promise not to tell anyone. You are very concerned for her. You know that it is your organization's policy that all instances of bullying and harassment must be reported to your Human Resources department. You want to address this issue and help her by using some influence tactics. 

Discuss two (2) influential tactics that you could use to influence this colleague to report the incident, and two (2) influence tactics that that this colleague could use to influence her colleagues and manager for creating a workplace free of bullying and harassment.

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