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This article discusses four experiments conducted by 15 organizations with over 7,000 employees to encourage career progression. The experiments aimed to move away from a linear approach to career development and explore alternative ways for employees to advance. The experiments included prioritizing transferable talents and a willingness to learn in job applications, sharing stories of non-linear career paths, offering career safaris to explore different roles, and implementing mentoring programs focused on internal moves. The results showed increased internal applications, shifts in perception of career success, positive impacts on growth and career opportunities, and increased employee confidence in exploring new opportunities. The article concludes that adopting a more personalized and diverse approach to career development benefits both employees and organizations. [Extracted from the article]

As medical costs escalate, health care resources must be prioritized. In this context, there is an increasing need for benchmarks and best practices in wait time management. In December 2005, the Canadian Pain Society struck a Task Force to identify benchmarks for acceptable wait times for treatment of chronic pain. The task force mandate included a systematic review and survey to identify national or international wait time benchmarks for chronic pain, proposed or in use, along with a review of the evidence upon which they are based. An extensive systematic review of the literature and a survey of International Association for the Study of Pain Chapter Presidents and key informants has identified that there are no established benchmarks or guidelines for acceptable wait times for the treatment of chronic pain in use in the world. In countries with generic guidelines or wait time standards that apply to all outpatient clinics, there have been significant challenges faced by pain clinics in meeting the established targets. Important next steps are to ensure appropriate additional research and the establishment of international benchmarks or guidelines for acceptable wait times for the treatment of chronic pain. This will facilitate advocacy for improved access to appropriate care for people suffering from chronic pain around the world.