A pyridyldiamido transition metal complex represented by the formula:, or: wherein: M is Ti, Zr or Hf; Q 1 is selected from where the symbols indicate the connections to R 2 and the aromatic ring, and alkyl is an alkyl group; Q 2 is -NR 17, where R 17 is independently selected from phenyl groups that are substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3, NO 2, alkoxy, dialkylamino, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl groups with from one to ten carbons; R 1 is independently selected from phenyl groups that are substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3, NO 2, alkoxy, dialkylamino, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl groups with from one to ten carbons; R 3, R 4, and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogen, amino, and silyl, and wherein adjacent R groups (R 3 & R 4, and /or R 4 & R 5) may be joined to form a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclic ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; R 2 is -E(R 12)(R 13)- with E being carbon; Y is selected from oxygen, sulfur, and -E*(R 6)(R 7)-, with E* being carbon; R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10, R 11, R 12, and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, halogen, amino, and silyl, and wherein adjacent R groups (R 6 & R 7, and/or R 8 & R 9, and/or R 9 & R 10, and/or R 10 & R 11 and/or R 12 & R 13) may be joined to form a saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclic ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring carbon atoms and 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; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; L' is neutral Lewis base; and w is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. M is Ti, Zr or Hf; Q 1 is selected from where the symbols indicate the connections to R 2 and the aromatic ring, and alkyl is an alkyl group; Q 2 is -NR 17, where R 17 is independently selected from phenyl groups that are substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3, NO 2, alkoxy, dialkylamino, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl groups with from one to ten carbons; R 1 is independently selected from phenyl groups that are substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3, NO 2, alkoxy, dialkylamino, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl groups with from one to ten carbons; R 3, R 4, and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogen, amino, and silyl, and wherein adjacent R groups (R 3 & R 4, and /or R 4 & R 5) may be joined to form a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclic ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; R 2 is -E(R 12)(R 13)- with E being carbon; Y is selected from oxygen, sulfur, and -E*(R 6)(R 7)-, with E* being carbon; R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10, R 11, R 12, and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, halogen, amino, and silyl, and wherein adjacent R groups (R 6 & R 7, and/or R 8 & R 9, and/or R 9 & R 10, and/or R 10 & R 11 and/or R 12 & R 13) may be joined to form a saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclic ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring carbon atoms and 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; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; L' is neutral Lewis base; and w is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.