It's not that leaders don't like good employees, it's that they don't like good employees who don't listen and can't be controlled.
Under the performance appraisal system, which is characterized by strengthened accountability, it is not uncommon for superior managers to shirk their responsibilities and let their subordinates bear the consequences of their mistakes.
Kazuo Inamori said, "A person's attitude toward work determines the direction of his life."
It's hard to build trust with a leader, but it's very easy to break it, and often one sentence is all it takes.