'steer the work' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you are talking about directing an effort or activity. For example, "It's important to keep your team motivated and on task; take the lead and steer the work in the right direction."
Mr. Penn said that a BKSH associate had worked briefly in Iraq and met several Blackwater personnel, who steered the work to his firm.
Lisa Milne's glowing soprano was offset by suitably childlike wide eyes as Briger steered the work towards its celestial but equivocal climax.
Finally, my heartfelt thanks go to the President, Mrs Fontaine, who, with great authority and courtesy, has steered the work of this House during this first part of our parliamentary term.
The report contends that she manipulated the contracting process to steer the consulting work to Mr. Mayberry, her friend and former special assistant.
Women like Nigerian Obiageli Ezekwesili, a World Bank Vice President who was appointed in 2007 to steer the bank's work on Africa.
Let the wave move you in a roll while you steer the board and work on finding a place to land it.
The British used this as an opportunity to deport Xhosa leaders and steer the Xhosa away from working the land and toward working for colonists as labourers.
Although there are still many challenges and obstacles to be overcome before these methods can be implemented in practice, some conclusions that have been achieved on moving force identification are highlighted and recommendations served as a good indicator to steer the direction of further work in the field.
Further, their control of resources is substantial: beyond the patent to the ABCC6 mutations causing the disease, PXE International has built and maintained an important biobank of patient samples and data, and they use these to attract researchers, enforce cooperative relations among them, and steer the course of their work.
Instead of saying "I have no idea how mortgages work," steer the conversation toward something he wants to talk about.
While Obama has praised Summers for his work helping steer the administration and the economy through the early years of the Great Recession, Summers created many enemies in the White House and on Capitol Hill during his tenure.
