No he cannot, his personality will not let him. It has to be all about him, all the time.
I wouldn't mind it if he wasn't such a f'n moron. The incessant whining and blame shifting even makes primary school teachers cringe.
He is an embarrassment plain and simple.
Wisdom is learning from the mistakes of others.
Intelligence is learning from your own mistakes.
A fool learns neither from the mistakes of others, nor his own mistakes.