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Currently, industrial and technological societies struggle with growing problems of trust in leadership, mental health, feelings of emptiness and the search for relevant meaning, which highlights the importance of attending to spirituality at work. This study aims to fill two main gaps: the need for empirical research on spirituality in organizational leaders, and access to the meanings and experiences of leaders themselves.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>Qualitative data from 25 Portuguese organizational leaders were collected through in-depth interviews. We followed a phenomenological approach to reveal participants' own meanings and experiences of spirituality. Content analysis was performed to identify emergent categories and a framework of spirituality development.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results suggest the participant\u2019s plural views and spirituality practices, which generate common achievements \u2013 Ways to Inner. Relations of leaders\u2019 spirituality with their development and integration at work are also evidenced \u2013 Ways to Wisdom. A spirituality development framework is presented with aspects revealed in leaders\u2019 ways, from deepening individual issues to the orientation for existential impacts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study proposes a framework of spirituality development based on empirical data, with the potential for adaptation to various professional contexts. 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