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Manager Lee Kang-cheol's soft leadership, who led KT to win the Korean Series, is drawing attention. He said that 'open ears' to hear as much as possible is the secret of 'steel magic'.



Correspondent Lee Seong-hoon.



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climbed to the highest place, director Lee Kang-cheol is still a bit shy about being called 'No. 1'.



[Lee Kang-cheol/KT Manager: (match) just finished, but my hand doesn't go up well, so I'm still embarrassed... The story of 'No. 1' keeps coming out, so it's still a long way off, but isn't it too early... .]



The secret of the leadership that lifted KT, which was at the bottom of the list before taking office, vertically in three years, was an open mind to listen to other opinions, not the charisma or great resourcefulness that I had been accustomed to.



[Lee Kang-cheol/KT Director: I have heard many stories. Hear from the people below, the people above, your teammates, and the players… Although abilities are important, I thought 'chemistry' was important, and I thought we could do it while learning from each other.]



Emphasizing the role of senior players, coach Lee expressed his greed for signing a large free agent for the first time after taking office, worrying about Yuhan-jun's vacancy. I paid.



[Lee Kang-cheol/KT Manager: I think the club will get good players. The pitching power can hold out, but I don't think the fielder is necessary.]



'Open leadership'Director Lee, who opened a new history with the movie, vowed to fly from Suwon's home room, not Gocheok Dome, next year.



[Lee Kang-cheol/KT Director: Next year, I will prepare well to meet the same finale this year at Suwon Stadium, and I will visit the fans.]



(Video editing: Oh Young-taek)