I'm blind and went on a backpacking trip with my McKinsey colleagues. I had to trust my coworkers in a totally new way.
Source: Business Insider ·
Batu Demir, who is blind, backpacked on the Peaks of Balkans trail with 99 of his McKinsey colleagues, who guided him as they hiked.
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Batu Demir, second from right, backpacked with 99 of his colleagues, who helped guide him on the trail.Batu DemirBatu Demir backpacked on the Peaks of the Balkans trail with 99 of his McKinsey colleagues.Demir, who is blind, was guided by his colleagues as he walked during the weeklong trip.Demir said he wanted to do the hike to challenge himself and others' expectations.This is an as-told-to essay based on an interview with Batu Demir, an associate at McKinsey who went on an employee-run, weeklong backpacking trip along the Peaks of the Balkans trail with 99 of his colleagues in September. This story has been edited for length and clarity.When I heard that a group of my McKinsey colleagues was planning a backpacking trip, I thought it was up my alley because I like to challenge myself. I also like to challenge other people's worldviews.I was also scared. One thing that is different about me is that I was born blind.I was nervous about signing up for the hike because it wasn't…
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