A concrete trowel includes a frame, a drive assembly including a motor mounted on the frame and a drive hub configured to receive torque from the motor, a handle assembly extending from the frame for controlling the concrete trowel, a rotor including a plurality of blades, the rotor rotatably coupled to the drive assembly for rotating about a rotational axis, and a steering control system mounted on the handle assembly to selectively adjust an orientation of the drive hub relative to a work surface in a plurality of different directions to adjust a pressure applied by the blades against the work surface.