[okhobb]

Is CEO likeability a reliable predictor?

[catdog]

I think it depends how visible the CEO is to (potential) customers, in this case very visible, he is in the media all the time.

[redanddead]

They pay to be in the media

[pizlonator]

good point.

I don't think it is at all

The CEO just has to have followership: the people who work there have to think that this is a good person to follow. Even they don't have to "like" him

[LunaSea]

Ask Tesla about the impact of their CEOs likeability on their sales.