WordNet sense 1 (a line leading to a place or point):

way

WordNet sense 2 (a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something):

charge, commission

WordNet sense 3 (a message describing how something is to be done):

instruction

WordNet sense 4 (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action):

counsel, counselling, guidance, counseling

WordNet sense 5 (the concentration of attention or energy on something):

focus, centering, focusing, focussing, focal point

WordNet sense 6 (the act of managing something):

management

WordNet sense 7 (the act of setting and holding a course):

steering