鮑勃•派剋（Bob Pike）是北美非常有影響力的演講傢、培訓大師和人力資源研究領域的專傢。自1969年起，他一直在為商業企業、製造工業和政府部門開發並施行培訓項目。全球有超過13萬的人曾經參加過他的創新性培訓技術工作坊，鮑勃本人也被美國人纔發展協會（原ASTD）成為培訓師的培訓師。鮑勃曾服務過包括輝瑞製藥、IBM在內的全球眾多500強企業。

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