A pyridyldiamide metal catalyst component having the general formula or: wherein: M is a Group 3-12 metal; Q 1 is a three atom bridging group by the formula -G 1 -G 2 -G 3 -, each of which may be independently substituted with R 30 and R 31 groups, where G 2 is a group 15 or 16 atom, G 1 and G 3 are each a group 14, 15 or 16 atom, where G 1, G 2 and G 3, or G 1 and G 2, or G 1 and G 3, or G 2 and G 3 may form a singular or multi ring system, and if any of G 1 and/or G 3 is a group 14 atom then R 30 and R 31 are bound to such G atom(s), and if any of G 1, G 2 and/or G 3 is a group 15 atom then R 30 is bound to such G atom(s), where each R 30 and R 31 is, independently, hydrogen or a C 1 to C 20 or C 50 or C 100 hydrocarbyl group; Q 2 is a group that forms a bond with M, including but not limited to a group 16 element (such as O or S) or NR 17 or PR 17, where R 17 is selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogen, amino, and silyl; Q 3 is - - or - -, where each T is carbon or a heteroatom, and each carbon or heteroatom may independently be substituted by hydrogen or one or more R 30 groups, and as part of the "-C-Q 3 =C-" fragment forms a 5- or 6-membered cyclic group or a polycyclic group including the 5 or 6 membered cyclic group; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, silyl, or substituted silyl groups; R 6 is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl; R 2 and R 10 are each, independently, -E(R 12)(R 13)- with E being carbon, silicon, or germanium, and each R 12 and R 13 being independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, silyl, amino, aryloxy, halogen, and phosphino, R 12 and R 13 may be joined to form a saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring, where the ring has 4, 5, 6, or 7 ring carbon atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings, or R 12 and R 13 may be joined to form a saturated heterocyclic ring, or a saturated substituted heterocyclic ring where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; L is an anionic leaving group, where the L groups may be the same or different and any two L groups may be linked to form a dianionic leaving group, and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and L' is neutral Lewis base, and w is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. M is a Group 3-12 metal; Q 1 is a three atom bridging group by the formula -G 1 -G 2 -G 3 -, each of which may be independently substituted with R 30 and R 31 groups, where G 2 is a group 15 or 16 atom, G 1 and G 3 are each a group 14, 15 or 16 atom, where G 1, G 2 and G 3, or G 1 and G 2, or G 1 and G 3, or G 2 and G 3 may form a singular or multi ring system, and if any of G 1 and/or G 3 is a group 14 atom then R 30 and R 31 are bound to such G atom(s), and if any of G 1, G 2 and/or G 3 is a group 15 atom then R 30 is bound to such G atom(s), where each R 30 and R 31 is, independently, hydrogen or a C 1 to C 20 or C 50 or C 100 hydrocarbyl group; Q 2 is a group that forms a bond with M, including but not limited to a group 16 element (such as O or S) or NR 17 or PR 17, where R 17 is selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogen, amino, and silyl; Q 3 is - - or - -, where each T is carbon or a heteroatom, and each carbon or heteroatom may independently be substituted by hydrogen or one or more R 30 groups, and as part of the "-C-Q 3 =C-" fragment forms a 5- or 6-membered cyclic group or a polycyclic group including the 5 or 6 membered cyclic group; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, silyl, or substituted silyl groups; R 6 is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl; R 2 and R 10 are each, independently, -E(R 12)(R 13)- with E being carbon, silicon, or germanium, and each R 12 and R 13 being independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, silyl, amino, aryloxy, halogen, and phosphino, R 12 and R 13 may be joined to form a saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring, where the ring has 4, 5, 6, or 7 ring carbon atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings, or R 12 and R 13 may be joined to form a saturated heterocyclic ring, or a saturated substituted heterocyclic ring where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; L is an anionic leaving group, where the L groups may be the same or different and any two L groups may be linked to form a dianionic leaving group, and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and L' is neutral Lewis base, and w is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.