Reflection on My First Day Back at Work – Lessons in Project Risk and Management

By Ivory waki / Solvoice
Today marked my return to work after the festive season and the beginning of 2026. I did not expect the day to bring such an eye-opening experience — one that made me smile, reflect, and learn. I was confronted by five frustrated workers from the appointed contractor for the JCPU Administration Building project. One of the workers had just been released from temporary detention at the police station after the contractor reported them. You can imagine the emotional state of someone who had just come out of detention — stressed, confused, and upset. I took time to talk with them and quickly noticed several failures in the current project management that contributed to this situation. I believe these setbacks are rooted in the early stages of the project, particularly in the following areas: 1. Procurement system of the project 2. Planning phase, including costing and scheduling 3. Lack of written agreements between the main contractor and subcontractors 4. Incompetence and poor leadershi...
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First Day Of Work : Visit To Dream Cast

By Ivory waki / Solvoice

Introduction

We took off at about 8am in the morning with all the children getting ready for school.

 A daily routine for the kids ( my nieces and nephews) with lunch boxes for each packed with fruits as they hurriedly put in their back packs. 

we dropped them off at Naha primary school, Florence young and me atlast at All Saints ( my new office to be) at 8:55 am.

Going in I was met by the Human Resource manager and the Technical coordinator with affirmation to formally kick off my official duties on Monday. 

Thinking of what I would do next, I called my old time school mate who was an accountant by profession but follows his passion instead in photography and filming.

We met at Dream Cast Hub and had a good afternoon catchup with 2 cups of coffee each and some pancakes. 

It is my first time to be introduced to this place.

It was my first time to be here and learn about this place. It was a semi-permanant building. A combination of modern and traditional leaf huts outside the decking for people with various artistic creations and colors on the concrete walls which I found very refreshing despite its rustic appearance. 

The atmosphere inside was cool and airy. The surrounding area was full of shade from the plants and trees nearby compared to day's heat.

DC Hub was initially formed by Mr Neil C Nuia with a mission to have a space for all the Solomon Islands artists, musicians, theater performers, film makers and photographers to come together to learn and interact. 

Membership

It is open for anyone under the above genre for membership, which is something I am currently considering. Membership cost is SBD$200 and you'll have below benefits.

Benefits of Membership 

Free wifi,  space where one could go and spend time with other members or do his or her own content creation online or offline. 

In addition there is also free power charging of laptops and phone during time there.

Reflection 

Going home, I was thinking to myself how wonderful it is for someone to have created something like this, to encourage dreams and the work of artists in the Solomon Islands which often was overlooked by many.

I just hope and wish that many doors of opportunities will open for all our local artists at DC Hub in the near future as I believe in them and what they are doing and wish them the very best in their dreams.

💬What are your thoughts? I would love to hear your voice in the comment section below.👇 


Dream cast
DC Hub

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