On Saturday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos posted a letter to Amazon employees on Instagram, detailing part of his company's strategy for the coming months in response to the novel coronavirus. One line that stuck out to me more than all the rest: "My own time and thinking is now wholly focused on COVID-19 and on how Amazon can best play its role." Take a moment to let that sink in: Time and again, Bezos has emphasized that Amazon's strategy is a long-term one, more concerned with continuing to evolve and diversify than with short-term goals and profit, something that investors have not always understood or appreciated. But now, Bezos has made clear that he's entirely focused on adapting his business to a disease that no one even knew about a few months ago. So, what are the lessons for you & your business? The time for wishful thinking is over. The sooner you figure out a way to adapt to the effects of the coronavirus, the better the chance your business has to survive. (Read more in today's column.) #leadership #management #Amazon #Microsoft #coronavirus #COVID19 #innovation #EmotionalIntelligence #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more