Carrying parcels and making puddings: two co-operative styles

Parcel carrying and pudding making are two styles of co-operation. In
work and family contexts mis-matches may occur between people who
hold differing co-operative styles. This may accentuate parcel carrying
and pudding making behaviour. Consultation to such systems involves
helping participants articulate the belief systems that underpin both cooperative
styles and negotiate a novel plan for co-operation that allows both styles find expression.