Every team has a key member, someone who carries the lion’s share of the work.

Her very nature means she can’t stop thinking about her to-do list.

Mornings, evenings, weekends.

Burn-out risk is high, marital problems higher.

You don’t win if you lose her. So you have to figure out how to help her.

Giving her a bonus won’t solve the problem.

That’s just more money in the bank.

Give her a holiday.

Pay for her and husband to go to Mauritius.

It’s not something she would have paid for, no matter how many bonuses you gave.

She’ll get a well-deserved break, returning re-charged.

Maybe more important, the spouse will appreciate you as an employer, and their relationship will repair.

Sometimes a holiday is the best bonus.