a steady hand

Strong, unwavering discipline and control. Children need parents with a steady hand growing up—they crave structure and rules, despite their protests to the contrary. The new CEO has managed to steer the company back into profitability in less than a year. It seems they finally have a steady hand at the helm. With the company's president making a series of brilliant decisions, it seems they finally have a steady hand at the helm.

steady hand

An ability to maintain calm, stable control over some situation. We need a leader who has a steady hand, not someone who's going to change direction at the first sign of trouble.