The head, heart and hand theory of managing change is something I learnt of recently. It essentially talks of using these organs / functions to handle change in different ways. Here’s what each of them represent:

Head – represents rational thinking, analysing the change, identifying the pitfalls, planning for the change and eventually executing it. This is very common in the corporate world, which is tuned towards plan and execute methodology.

Heart – represents spontaneity of embracing a change. It may go against the principles and the method of the head, but yet overrides that entire process to adopt the change, because it seems to be the right thing to do without over-analysing it. People who work for social and nobler causes use the heart methodology more than the people in the corporate world, where it is largely limited to organisational values and principles and some Human Resource policies. While this may sound risky and incautious, there are rewards and actualization in the end, bigger than any otherwise.

Hand – clearly represents the doing part of it. The change has to be executed. However the pace of execution would depend on how much of the hand influence was dominant.

It is apparent that one must possess the ability to use all three, and use them at will. But it clearly is a challenge, as one may not find it easy to invoke the right function when it is time to make that decision. Is it possible?

A human being is as much about the apparent physical organs, as it is about the whole governing mechanism behind it. This mechanism is the energy we possess to think, formulate and act in a particular way. It can be both positive and negative, and clearly reflects when we express ourselves. However, it is my hypothesis that a person with more positive energy has more balanced distribution of this energy. And can transfer this energy to any bodily function as when required, and restore it back at will. These are people who therefore can use all the three functions at will and can interchange them when needed. And the second part of my hypothesis is that the people who are spiritual possess more positive energy and are better equipped to handle challenges. And before it leads to any controversy, here’s my definition of spirituality.

Spirituality is not necessarily adhering to a religious practice. It is more about introspection, self-discovery, belief is certain values and principles that have a purpose, gratitude, humility and empathy for other living beings, ability to express with spontaneity, etc. These are all signs of being spiritual.

And so, a simple conclusion – to manage changes in life better, be spiritual. Imbibe the spirituality principles mentioned above and acquire the ability to channelize the energy at will. Use the perfect combination of the head, heart and hands to execute change better.