In order to fly, an aircraft needs enough forward speed to generate lift from its wings. The faster the air moves over the wings, the more lift is generated, and the higher the aircraft can climb. To keep an aircraft aloft, however, there must always be forward motion.

Like an aircraft, your organization needs to be in constant forward motion to stay in flight. And if you want to go higher, your organization needs to move faster. If you want to go higher, and even if you want to just stay in flight, you need to eliminate friction within your organization.