The Seattle Seahawks know a thing or two about rallying around inspirational voices — whether it’s head coach Pete Carroll or players ranging from Russell Wilson to Kam Chancellor to Doug Baldwin or Earl Thomas.
On Thursday at practice, Carroll was happy to welcome another leader who inspires as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella paid a visit.
Caroll shared a photo of himself with Nadella on Twitter and said he was “pumped” for the release next week of the CEO’s new book, “Hit Refresh.”
Loved having @SatyaNadella with us at practice today! Truly an inspirational leader! Pumped for his book #HitRefresh to come out on Monday! pic.twitter.com/pLa7iiveCf
— Pete Carroll (@PeteCarroll) September 22, 2017
Nadella returned the favor with a tweet of his own from back at his Microsoft office, showing off a signed football from Carroll that read, “Always compete!” — a popular mantra from the coach who is in his eighth season with the Seahawks.
Thanks @PeteCarroll – great addition to my office! #AlwaysCompete #GoHawks #12s pic.twitter.com/kDqwletH6v
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) September 22, 2017
Last week, Nadella paid tribute to another Microsoft leader as he helped honor former CEO Steve Ballmer during a grand opening event for the Global Innovation Exchange, a joint U.S.-China institute. A new building will be named after Ballmer.
Thank you @Steven_Ballmer for all you've done for Microsoft & the global community. Honored to recognize you & mark this GIX milestone. https://t.co/URuroOFwI4
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) September 15, 2017
Next month, Nadella will headline the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 9-11.
Nadella will be the featured speaker following the release of “Hit Refresh” and will be joined at the event by speakers including Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta, Amazon VP Toni Reid, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center president Dr. Gary Gilliland, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and many more.
