BY SAMIE WAIKORI
Solomon Water, over the past years has conducted performance appraisals to strengthen the performance of its staff with the aim to increase the output and services of the organization.
The exercise has also been reviewed over time and interestingly, it’s implemented right from the executive of the organization down to the employees.
Head of Corporate Service – Solomon Water, Ms Michelle Maelaua discussed this during a session on “Leadership Development Journey” of the Pacific Water and Wastewater Annual Conference at the Aquatic Centre on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
She said over the past years Solomon Water has carried out a number of performance appraisals or reviews for its employees.
Ms Maelaua said since last year till now, the organization has linked the implementation of the performance test for all its employees, from the executive to the employees.
She said this is part of the CEO’s target to ensure the exercise is objective when it comes to performance of the employees.
Maelaua emphasized that the exercise also aligns with the vision of Solomon Water, which is more on about achieving and delivering safe water to customers.
“When it comes to performance review, that’s how we align it to deliver safe water for our operations.
“It was a challenging space, but I think we have come a long way and it was really up to us,” she said.
Ms Maelaua added that one of the challenges was that employees didn’t want to write, so they had to assist them by writing their performances.
“It was about taking up responsibility to train our employees,” she said.
Maelaua reiterated the commitment of Solomon Water to strengthen the performance test of its employees.
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