Let be $G$ a simply connected Lie group, $\mathfrak{g}$ its Lie algebra and $M$ an arbitrary smooth manifold.
Let be $\zeta$ a smooth action of $\mathfrak{g}$ on a $M$, i.e. $\zeta:X\in\mathfrak{g}\to\mathfrak{X}(M)$ is a Lie algebra homomorphism.
Then there exists a local left action $\Phi$ of $G$ on $M$ such that, for any $X\in\mathfrak{g}$, the t-time local flow of $\zeta(X)$ is given by $m\mapsto\Phi(e^{-t.X},m)$
In general the action of $\mathfrak{g}$ on $M$ can only be lifted to a local left action $\Phi$ of $G$ on $M$, i.e. defined only on a neighborhood of $\{e\}\\times M$ in $G\times M$.
But, if $\zeta(X)$ is a complete vector on $M$ for any $X\in\mathfrak{g}$, then $\zeta$ can be lifted to a global left action of $G$ on $M$.
These results should be found in the work of Richard Palais on the Lie theory of transformation groups.