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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't know if this will work but ask her what's the one thing she needs to do everyday or every week so she doesn't get burnt out. And when the time comes, let her do it (eg, no matter if you're in the middle of a meeting or brainstorming, let her go and attend her kid's sports practice at 3pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or make it to the weekly dinner with college friends at 5pm every Friday). This is what Marissa Mayer said she did to keep those on her Google teams from burning out.[/quote]

+1.  This is in the same vein as those suggesting you promote/compensate/recognize her, but it may be more feasible for you than actual money compensation.  My office gives three hours/week of administrative time to work out at the office gym, so long as our productivity goals are met.  My boss also hands out "time off awards" -- from 4 to 40 hours -- to recognize individual efforts.  Other offices have teleworking, or a half-day once a month, or whatever.

Basically, "Go use your own vacation time to recharge so you can work more" is not nearly as good as "You've worked really hard, so take a day off -- on us."[/quote]

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