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Comment by Boris on August 17, 2018 at 4:14pm

Aug. 17--Sound Transit is paying a management coach $550 per hour to help Chief Executive Officer Peter Rogoff get along better with his employees.

The sessions are part of the "leadership-development plan" that elected officials on the transit agency's 18-member board required March 1 after members disclosed that Rogoff underwent internal investigation of alleged profanity, verbal aggression and sexism toward agency staff.

Rogoff makes $328,545 including this year's 5 percent inflation raise, but he was denied a performance bonus because of the turbulence.

Five months later, board members haven't given a public account of his progress. Soon they will have to discuss whether to renew his expiring three-year contract.

His leadership mentor is Andrea Luoma of Port Angeles, with Accomodare Consulting, according to a work agreement obtained by The Seattle Times through the state open-records act.

Her going rate is $550 per hour, up to a maximum of $35,000 through Dec. 31. She cites a worldwide clientele, including large hotels and Visit Seattle. https://www.masstransitmag.com/news/12425619/a-550-per-hour-coach-i...