"13Leadership and ManagementThe second skill that a successful leader possesses is the understanding of culturalstereotypes. This would help avoid personal biases and stereotyping by bearing an openmind. This cultural sensitivity and respecting of others and communicating the same to thefollowers (Okoro, 2012). Leading the followers with respect is also another crucial aspectof successful leadership. Another skill is the increase of self assurance. This involvesunderstanding the competitors and assisting the followers builds enthusiasm andconfidences to stand a step ahead in the game (Weiss, 2004).Great leaders also create visions and sell them. These visions must be realistic andattainable in a given work environment. The visions by successful leaders are always intandem with the global trends and the organizational plans. These leaders also create acommunication strategy in how to share the vision to the followers (Cranford &Glover, 2007). Another skill related to this is the development of the global mindset withinthe organization. International experiences through this are transformed into globalmindsets (Lovvorn& Chen, 2011) that ultimately help in building trust and improving themanager-employees relationship as well as the organizational commitment. Successful leaders are also skilled in devising ways to receive and offer supports. Theygain support from all the organizations? levels. This involves the building of teamwork aswell as leadership succession (Lussier, 2005). They are known to also offer support toorganizations and people which involves exchanging of information as well ascollaboration which helps in innovation and the provision of a supportive environment ofworking (Dubrin, 2004) 14Leadership and ManagementAnother skill of successful leaders is that they build effective communication skills.These skills are verbal (Okoro, 2012) as well as non- verbal. 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