Introduction As today there are many companies and organizations operating across the globe and in a multinational environment, it is clear that there is an improving connection between countries and nations, so as a result this would cause the cultural differences to disappear and decrease. Furthermore, as economic borders are broken down, cultural barriers usually rise, this would cause and create new challenges and opportunities in the business world. Some universal leadership principles that are known to be very effective when applied in multinational environments and corporations. However, leaders in a multinational environment must understand the limitations of their own cultural norms. Furthermore, leaders will certainly have a more positive influence if they are willing to recognize the limitations of their own cultural norms. This literature review will explore universal leadership principles and how they can be employed to overcome one's national culture when in difficulty. work in a multinational environment. The Development of the Global Leadership Model Apparently globalization is filled with many organizations and leaders within them due to the fast pace and poorly trained leaders they faced in understanding the various communities around the world. Many organizations around the world spend more time and resources providing their employees with training on new equipment and software rather than developing managerial and leadership skills that have a major impact on the organization and employee development. This is linked to the discourse that to compete, succeed and continue to grow as an organization in our world, a leader must become a visionary leader. Also, I have...... half of the paper ...... search Journal, 18, 47-60.Jennifer M. George (2000). Emotion and leadership: emotional intelligence. Human Relations, 53, 300.Joseph A. Patrick, Robert F. Scherer (1999). Global leadership capabilities and reputational capital: An exploratory study. Journal of the American Academy of Business, 6, 63. Joyce S. Osland (2006). Develop global leadership skills and global mindset. Journal of European Industrial Training, 26, 156.Mansour Javiden (2005) Leadership across cultures. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 7, 16. Nancy J. Adler (1997) Global Leadership: Women Leaders. International and Intercultural Human Resources, 37, 171-196. Robert L. Mathis (2001). Develop a global leadership model. Human Resource Management, 37, 111. Yifei Han (2010). Exploring a classification of global leadership. Journal of the American Academy of Business, 6, 49.